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‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Vonage News You Can Use [View in Browser]( | [Forward to a Friend]( [A Girl working at her computer]( EDITOR'S NOTE Learn with Vonage! Whether your new-year-new-me efforts are still going strong or the excitement is slowly fading away, 2021 can be a year of learning! If you’re unsure where to start, we’ve recently released our “learn to code” free course on the Vonage Learning Platform. [OneHack Academy]( is an excellent fit if you're looking to learn some JavaScript, regardless of your experience level. Not ready to commit to a full-length course right now? We’ve got you covered as well. The Developer Education Team has just launched [One Dev Minute]( our bite-sized video learning series. Each Monday, we share a bite-sized video to give developers a quick look at different technologies and how to use them to build innovative apps. So far we’ve covered using JWTs, setting up 2FA and using Facebook Messenger. Stay tuned to see what’s next! Do you enjoy learning from videos? Check out our selection of technical tutorials on the [Vonagedev YouTube channel]( or live on [Twitch.]( Join us on the [Vonage Learning platform]( and let’s make 2021 the year of learning together! [Julia Biro] Julia Biro Developer Advocate Vonage [Learn something new today]( [TV guide]( VonageDev TV VonageDev TV Guide Twitch Schedule (Eastern Time): Week.init() Biweekly: Monday at 9 am Explore our Client SDKs and build native applications with Paul Ardeleanu | [@pardel]( The Dev Lounge Biweekly: Monday at 12 pm Join Nahrin | [@NahrinJalal]( for a developer variety show featuring innovative live demos, interviews with inspirational folks in tech, live hacks, and more! Mistakes Were Made Every Wednesday at 2 pm Code along with Michael Jolley | [@baldbeardbuild]( Vonage Gems Biweekly: Wednesday at 6:30 am Ruby language-specific series with Ben Greenberg | [@RabbiGreenberg]( The Low-Code Hour Biweekly: Wednesday at 10 am Explore different low-code tools, such as NodeRED, Airtable and Zapier with Julia | [@iza_biro]( New Stream … Who Dis? Every Thursday at 12 pm Ad hoc stream hosted by a variety of hosts from the DevRel team Lauren Learns Things Every Thursday at 2 pm Code along with Lauren | [@lolocoding]( and a guest to build an app or implement one of our APIs Be sure to FOLLOW [VonageDevs]( on Twitch to never miss a program, and SUBSCRIBE on [YouTube]( for the reruns! [Product News]( PRODUCT NEWS Introducing the Vonage Voice API on Zapier Some of you might already be familiar with our [SMS API integration]( in Zapier. Using this you can trigger a Zap when receiving an SMS, or send an SMS message as an action—for example, a reminder or notification of sorts. [Voice API integrations]( are also available on the Zapier platform. These include a collection of events for making and receiving phone calls programmatically, but without writing any code. Features include reading out a text-to-speech message, streaming an audio file into a call, forwarding, placing a call leg into a conference, and creating a two-way call. [learn more]( SMS API Customers—Shared Short Code Breaking Change If you are a Vonage SMS API customer using a Shared Short Code for your SMS programs, please note an important breaking change that will become effective March 1, 2021 as a result of the new A2P 10DLC industry standards. If you’re using a Shared Short Code, you must transition to a [new option]( before March 1, 2021. If you do not migrate from your shared short code by the deadline, any traffic sent over the shared short code will not be delivered. Please email [support@nexmo.com](mailto:support@nexmo.com;) with questions or to start your transition. [Tutorial]( TUTORIAL Build Tools That Work for You Whether you need advanced video capabilities or a custom chat platform, the latest tutorials on our Developer blog can help you build the tools that work for you. - [Build A 2FA Server With Kotlin and Ktor]( - [Play an Audio File Into a Voice Call With Go]( - [Telephone Number Insights from Vonage with Go]( - [How to send SMS Messages with Swift, Vapor and Vonage]( - [Handling VoIP Push Notifications with CallKit]( Don’t forget to stop by and [visit us on our Slack channel!]( [Developer Spotlight]( developer spotlight How to Build a Learning Platform With React, Express, and Apollo GraphQL BY HECTOR ZELAYA 2020 was an atypical year for all of us. Many industries have had to "re-think" the way they do business and chances are that these strategies are not temporary but are here to stay. One of these changes is how we learn. Hector takes a look at how it's possible to build our own learning platform with video/audio capabilities, SMS notifications, and passwordless authentication.[Read tutorial](. Build an Air Quality Reporting Service With Messages API BY SUDIPTO GHOSH Have you ever thought about extending your existing application to interact with multiple communication channels? What if we could use this idea to draw attention to issues like air pollution and climate change? This tutorial uses Node.js, the Vonage Messages API, and the World Air Quality Index REST APIs to get access to data from weather and air quality monitoring stations around the globe and send that information over WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. [Read tutorial](. [Docs and demos updates]( DOCS, DEMOS AND TOOLS UPDATE Introducing the iOS Push Certificate Uploader We are thrilled to announce our iOS Push Certificate Uploading Tool, a simple mechanism to help you upload your Apple Push Certificates to Vonage. [Read more](. Visual Studio Code Extensions To Enhance Productivity in 2021 Visual Studio Code is a simple yet highly extensible code editor. As developers, we spend a lot of time here—which is why it's so important to get the most out of our editors and streamline and automate where possible. Discover a list of extensions that [Nahrin]( uses daily, in the hopes that it will help you save time and enhance productivity this year. [Read more](. Vonage APIs Postman Collection At Vonage, we use OpenAPI to describe all our APIs, and we also make those specifications publicly available. One of our favorite things to do with an OpenAPI file we haven’t seen before is to import it into Postman. Therefore, we’ve decided to pay it forward and create a [Postman Collection]( for our APIs so that evaluating and exploring them is quicker and easier than ever. In this article, we cover how to make your APIs even more approachable with the power of variables and chaining requests in Postman. [Read more](. [Partner Spotlight ]( PARTNER SPOTLIGHT Partner Spotlight - E-Contact partnered with Vonage to provide our WhatsApp Business API to the Contact Center agents of Ecuador’s largest telephone company. Read the whole story [here](. - Vonage API and Whispir: Fast Tracking Digital Insurance Transformation. Now insurance professionals can discover, understand, and reach more customers with relevance and personalization. [Full story here]( COMMUNITY Vonage Attends Hack the North 2020++ Vonage is a proud sponsor of Hack the North 2020++. As a student-run organization, [Hack the North]( mission is to empower students of all experience levels and backgrounds with the mentorship and resources to turn their ideas into reality. 3,000+ students from all around the globe build incredible projects in just 36 hours! This year, on January 12-17th, Hack the North hosted multiple workshops, giving anyone a deep dive into skills, tools, and technologies to enable them to dream big and build. They also hosted tech talks, panels, and career sessions to help participants navigate the tech industry. On behalf of Vonage, [Garann Means]( delivered an excellent [Messages API workshop]( to Hack the North attendees. [Read more](. Vonage Voyagers Have you heard of Vonage Voyagers? It’s a one-year program for Vonage developers who want to get their hands on new communication technologies first and be part of a group of like-minded peers. It’s an opportunity for us to reward and recognise the valuable contributors in our community; those who write or stream content, provide feedback on our documentation, help others on online platforms, and do many other inspiring things. To become a Voyager, you can [apply directly or nominate]( a colleague, friend, or other member of your community [alt_text]( [Find us on Facebook!]( [Find us on Twitter!]( [Find us on Linkedin!]( [Find us on YouTube!]( ©2020 Vonage. Various trademarks held by their respective owners.All rights reserved. 23 Main St., Holmdel, NJ 07733 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](