Start building

Most teams do not start by asking which Agora product to read first. They start by asking what kind of real-time problem they need to solve.

Use this page to map your product goal to the most useful documentation path.

When to use this path

This is the right page when:

you already know the product problem you want to solve
you want to choose the right capability family before reading deep product docs
you do not need an AI-assisted setup workflow first
you want the shortest route from problem statement to relevant quickstart or product area

If you want an AI agent to help choose the route and bootstrap a starter, use Start with AI instead.

Start from the problem you are solving

Voice-first AI interaction

If users need to talk to an AI agent in real time, start with:

This path is usually right for assistants, tutors, companions, service agents, and voice-enabled devices.

Live voice, video, or interactive sessions

If users need to join the same session and interact through live media, start with:

This path is usually right for calling, meetings, classrooms, social rooms, telehealth, and interactive livestreaming.

Room messaging, state sync, or workflow coordination

If the product depends on chat, presence, metadata, or event coordination, start with:

This path is usually right for in-room communication, control flows, collaborative state, and backend-triggered room actions.

Cloud-side media workflows

If the media must be captured, processed, routed, or redistributed beyond the live session itself, start with:

This path is usually right for archive, replay, moderation, server-side automation, and downstream content pipelines.

Common combinations

Many production systems combine several of these paths:

voice or video sessions plus Messaging & Presence
AI interaction plus Cloud Media Services
live sessions plus Cloud Media Services
broadcast products plus Cloud Media Services

If you are still evaluating the platform, read About Agora first. If you want the shared mental model before choosing a path, read Core Concepts. If you want an AI-assisted setup workflow, switch to Start with AI.