The document discusses various communication APIs including Twilio and OpenTok that allow adding voice, video, and SMS capabilities to applications. Twilio is a web service API that enables building voice and SMS applications using existing web languages with minimal coding. OpenTok is a cloud-based API for adding video chat. Both APIs have simple JavaScript libraries. The document also provides code examples for making phone calls and handling call flows using Twilio, and for building a basic video chat application with OpenTok.