Start Recording - API

This API lets you record your room by passing roomId and config object as body parameters.

HTTP method and endpoint

POST

|

https://api.videosdk.live/v2/recordings/start

Headers Parameters

Authorization

REQUIRED

values : YOUR_TOKEN_WITHOUT_ANY_PREFIX

This will be a JWT token generate using VideoSDK ApiKey and Secret.

Note that the token will not include any prefix such as "Basic " or "Bearer ". Just pass a token as value.

You can generate a new token by refering this Guide: Generate Auth token

Content-Type

REQUIRED

values : application/json

This is usefull for json body parameters, so that VideoSDK servers can understand that the incoming body parameter will be a JSON string.

Body Parameters

roomId

REQUIRED

The ID of the Room.

templateUrl

OPTIONAL

Customize Layout of Meeting Recording.

config

OPTIONAL

• config:
  • layout:
    • type: "GRID" | "SPOTLIGHT" | "SIDEBAR"
    • priority: "SPEAKER" | "PIN"
    • gridSize: Number max 4
  • theme: "DARK" | "LIGHT" | "DEFAULT"
  • mode: "video-and-audio" | "audio"
  • quality: "low" | "med" | "high"
  • orientation: "portrait" | "landscape"

webhookUrl

OPTIONAL

Webhook URL

awsDirPath

OPTIONAL

Your AWS S3 Bucket Path.

POST

|

https://api.videosdk.live/v2/recordings/start

NodeJS

• cURL
• NodeJS
• PHP
• Python

import fetch from 'node-fetch';
const options = {
	method: "POST",
	headers: {
		"Authorization": "$YOUR_TOKEN",
		"Content-Type": "application/json",
	},
	body: JSON.stringify({"roomId" : "abcd-efgh-ijkl","templateUrl" : "https://www.example.com/?token=token&meetingId=74v5-v21l-n1ey&participantId=RECORDER_ID","config" : "configObj","webhookUrl" : "https://www.example.com/","awsDirPath" : "s3path"}),
};
const url= `https://api.videosdk.live/v2/recordings/start`;
const response = await fetch(url, options);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

RESPONSE

"Recording started successfully"