# Platform Studio

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[**Platform Studio**](https://platform.zoom.us/) is Zoom's unified developer portal for discovering, purchasing, building with, and managing Zoom Build Platform products.

## Get started

Use this workflow to start building.

1. **Sign up**. Sign into [Platform Studio](https://platform.zoom.us/) and create a **Build Platform** account. No credit card is required.
2. **Start your trial**. See the [developer pricing page](https://zoom.us/pricing/developer) for details.
3. **Create a project**. Create a project.
4. **Generate your API key**. Select the Build Platform products and scopes that will use this key.
5. **Build**. Integrate Zoom SDKs and APIs into your application.
6. **Upgrade**. Move to a paid plan when you're ready for production.
7. **Monitor usage**. Track credit consumption and manage billing from [Platform Studio](https://platform.zoom.us/).

## Choose a product or products

[Platform Studio](https://platform.zoom.us/) provides access to the Build Platform product suite of AI Services and Communications services (Video SDK and Cobrowse SDK).

| **Product**      | **Use it to**                                                      | **Example use cases**                     |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| **AI Services**  | Access Zoom AI capabilities through APIs                           | Transcription, summarization, translation |
| **Cobrowse SDK** | Enable synchronized browsing between agents and end users          | Customer support, guided onboarding       |
| **Video SDK**    | Embed customizable video and audio experiences in your application | Telehealth, virtual classrooms            |

### RTMS and QSS

[RTMS](/docs/rtms/video-sdk/) and [QSS](/docs/api/qss/) are Communications services features.

| **Product** | **Use it to**                                               | **Example use cases**                                            |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **RTMS**    | Stream raw meeting audio and video for real-time processing | Transcription, sentiment analysis, AI coaching for Video SDK     |
| **QSS**     | Receive network traffic data in near real-time.             | Quickly and proactively identify and troubleshoot network issues |

## Create and manage projects

A **project** is the organizational container for your integration. Projects contain the credentials and usage information associated with your application.

You can use multiple projects to separate applications or environments such as development, staging, and production.

### API keys

Generate and manage API keys for your projects in [Platform Studio](https://platform.zoom.us/).

## Billing

[Platform Studio](https://platform.zoom.us/) uses **Universal Credits** as a shared consumption currency across Build Platform products. You don't purchase a separate credit allocation for each product.

Examples of credit consumption include:

-   **Video SDK** — Video session minutes
-   **AI Services** — Transcription, summarization, and translation minutes and processing type (fast, batch, or live)

### Plans

You can choose a trial, paid, or enterprise plan. See the [developer pricing page](https://zoom.us/pricing/developer) for details.