A great API-first platform doesn't just allow you to initiate actions; it tells you when actions happen. This is the power of webhooks. They are the key to transforming a simple video conferencing tool into a deeply integrated and automated part of your business ecosystem.

plugNmeet provides a rich set of webhook events that fire in real-time as things happen inside a meeting. By listening for these events, you can build powerful, automated workflows that save time, reduce manual work, and create a smarter application.

This article will explore five practical examples of workflows you can build today with plugNmeet webhooks.

How much does your video conferencing solution really cost? The answer is often more complex than just the number on your monthly bill.

For businesses evaluating a video platform, the choice between a public SaaS provider (like Zoom or Google Meet) and a self-hosted solution (like plugNmeet) often comes down to a calculation of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). While SaaS pricing seems simple at first, it hides long-term costs that can stifle growth. Conversely, self-hosting has a different cost structure—one that offers predictability, control, and significant savings at scale.

This article will break down the true TCO of both models to help you make a smarter, more strategic decision.

With our major UI redesign on the horizon, we're also excited to unveil a feature that will fundamentally change how you experience meetings: the AI Meeting Assistant.

We've all been there: you're trying to lead a discussion while frantically typing notes, only to miss a key decision. Or you join a meeting late and have no idea what's going on. The AI Meeting Assistant solves this problem forever by acting as your personal scribe, powered by Google's Gemini Pro.

This isn't just a tech demo; it's a powerful productivity tool built on a sophisticated, cost-effective architecture.

If you've ever taught a class online, you've likely experienced this frustrating moment. You're in the middle of a great discussion, and you want to illustrate a point on a whiteboard. You click the "whiteboard" button, and suddenly, a completely new application opens up in another window.

It has a different design, a different set of tools, and it feels... disconnected. Your students are now looking at a separate program, not your classroom. This is the "plugin" approach, and while it works, it's often clunky and unintuitive.

At plugNmeet, we believe your tools should feel like a natural part of your classroom, not a separate gadget you have to bolt on. That's why our whiteboard is truly built-in, designed from the ground up to be a seamless and powerful part of your teaching experience.

For most businesses, video conferencing is a utility, like electricity or water. You sign up for a service like Zoom or Google Meet, pay a monthly fee, and use it for your internal meetings. You are, in effect, renting your video solution. And for many use cases, that's perfectly fine.

But what happens when video is more than just a utility? What happens when it's a core part of your product, your customer experience, or your brand identity?

Suddenly, renting becomes a strategic liability. You're building a critical part of your business on a platform you don't control, using an interface that looks just like your competitors', and sending your valuable user data to a third party.

This is why smart businesses are moving from renting their video solution to owning it. By leveraging powerful, self-hosted platforms like plugNmeet, they are transforming video from a simple utility into a strategic asset and a powerful competitive advantage.

Think about the last time a new application asked you to "download and install" something. A small wave of hesitation probably washed over you. Is this software safe? Will it slow down my computer? Do I have time for this? It's a moment of friction and uncertainty.

At plugNmeet, we believe that joining a video meeting should be as simple and frictionless as visiting a website. That's why we've built our entire platform around a core philosophy: No installation required.

This isn't just a convenience; it's a deliberate design choice that leads to a more secure, more private, and fundamentally better user experience for everyone.

For many educators, the online classroom can feel like a black box. Did the quiet student understand the concept, or were they just disengaged? Which parts of the lesson sparked the most discussion? Was a student's abrupt departure a technical issue or did they simply leave?

In a physical classroom, a teacher can read the room. Online, they are often flying blind.

At plugNmeet, we believe that data, when used ethically and transparently, can provide the insights needed to transform this black box into a blueprint for better teaching. Our built-in analytics feature is designed not as a surveillance tool, but as a source of raw material to help you evaluate and improve your virtual classroom performance. And we've built it with a "privacy-by-default" philosophy.

How many times have you been in an online meeting where the presenter says, "Okay, I'm going to share my screen now... wait, let me find the right tab... can you all see this? Now, let me switch to this other tab..."?

This constant switching, sharing, and re-sharing breaks the flow, distracts participants, and turns what should be a dynamic collaboration into a clunky, disjointed experience. Your meeting becomes a series of disconnected windows, not a unified workspace.

At Plug-N-Meet, we believe your meeting room should be as versatile as your web browser. That's why we built the "Share External Link" feature, allowing you to seamlessly display any website or web application directly within your meeting, transforming it into a truly interactive and engaging environment.

In our popular guide, "How to Build a Video Conferencing App in Under an Hour," we showed you how to get a fully functional video meeting running by simply embedding a URL in an <iframe>. It’s a fantastic way to get started, but to build a truly professional and seamless product, you need to go deeper.

An <iframe> is a box. It isolates the meeting client from your main application, creating a visible separation that can feel clunky and limit your branding potential.

This guide is the next step in your developer journey. We will show you how to break out of the box and create a deeply integrated, fully white-labeled video conferencing experience using Plug-N-Meet's powerful "headless" integration and design customization APIs.

You have a video you need to discuss with your team—a new marketing ad, a training module, or a customer testimonial. What do you do?

The usual options are frustrating. If you share your screen, you're often left with a choppy, low-resolution video and distorted audio. If you paste a link in the chat, everyone watches at their own pace, making it impossible to pause and say, "Let's talk about what happens at the 1:32 mark."

At Plug-N-Meet, we believe watching a video together should be a seamless, collaborative activity. That's why we built the "Play External Video" feature—a powerful tool that synchronizes video and audio playback for every participant, turning passive viewing into an active, shared experience.