capacitor-realtimekit

Cloudflare Calls integration for Capacitor apps with built-in UI for meetings.

Documentation

The most complete doc is available here: https://capgo.app/docs/plugins/realtimekit/

Compatibility

Note: The major version of this plugin follows the major version of Capacitor. Use the version that matches your Capacitor installation (e.g., plugin v8 for Capacitor 8). Only the latest major version is actively maintained.

Install

npm install @capgo/capacitor-realtimekit
npx cap sync

Dependencies

This plugin uses the Cloudflare RealtimeKit SDK:

• iOS: realtimekit-ios-ui plus its matching RealtimeKit core dependency (automatically installed via Swift Package Manager)
• Android: com.cloudflare.realtimekit:ui-android version 0.2.2 (can be customized via gradle variable realtimekitUiVersion)

Customizing Android RealtimeKit Version

In your app's build.gradle:

buildscript {
    ext {
        realtimekitUiVersion = '0.2.2'  // or your desired version
    }
}

Platform Support

• iOS: ✅ Supported (iOS 14.0+)
• Android: ✅ Supported (API 24+)
• Web: ❌ Not supported (native only)

iOS Configuration

Add the following to your app's Info.plist file:

<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
<string>We need camera access for video calls</string>
<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
<string>We need microphone access for audio calls</string>
<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
<string>We need photo library access to share images</string>
<key>NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription</key>
<string>We need Bluetooth access for audio routing</string>

<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
<array>
  <string>audio</string>
  <string>voip</string>
  <string>fetch</string>
  <string>remote-notification</string>
</array>

Android Configuration

Add the following permissions to your app's AndroidManifest.xml file:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />

<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" android:required="false" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" android:required="false" />

API

initialize() => Promise<void>

startMeeting(options: StartMeetingOptions) => Promise<void>

getPluginVersion() => Promise<{ version: string; }>