Templates

Use vsdk templates to discover and inspect VideoSDK starter projects before creating an application.

List available templates

Each starter project has a unique Template ID, such as react. You can use this ID to inspect a template or create a new application from it.

To view the available templates:

vsdk templates

Example output

The following example shows a subset of the available React templates. Other platforms are omitted for brevity.

  FEATURE                     ID          REPOSITORY

React
  Video calling               react       videosdk-rtc-react-sdk-example
  Interactive live streaming  ils-react   videosdk-ils-react-sdk-example
  HLS live streaming          hls-react   videosdk-hls-react-sdk-example

The ID is the value you use with other CLI commands.

Filter the list

Narrow the list by use case, by platform, or both:

vsdk templates --category ils
vsdk templates --platform flutter

Option	Description
--category <category>	Show one use case: rtc (video calling), ils (interactive live streaming) or hls (HLS live streaming).
--platform <platform>	Show one platform: react, javascript, react-native, flutter, android or ios.
--all	Also list templates that are switched off while their example repository is being fixed.

View template details

Use a Template ID to inspect the configuration and requirements for a specific starter project.

For example, to view the React video calling template:

vsdk templates react

The template details include:

• VideoSDK token configuration
• Required tools
• Dependency installation command
• Application run command

Example output

TOKEN     token written to .env as REACT_APP_VIDEOSDK_TOKEN
NEEDS     node, git, npm
INSTALL   npm install
RUN       npm start  →  http://localhost:3000

Create an application from a template

Once you have selected a template, use its Template ID with vsdk init to create a new application.

Pass the Template ID as the first argument and the project directory as the second:

vsdk init react my-app

The project directory must be new or empty. An existing .git folder is allowed.

During setup, the CLI can prompt you for credentials and provides options to install dependencies and launch the application.

For the complete project creation flow, see Create a project.

JSON output

Use the --json option when working with scripts or AI coding agents. This returns template information as structured JSON.

vsdk templates --json

This makes it easier to process template information programmatically.

Get help

To view the available options for the templates command:

vsdk templates --help