Meeting Class Methods - Javascript

join()

• It is used to join a meeting.
• After meeting initialization by initMeeting() it returns a new instance of Meeting. However, by default, it will not automatically join the meeting. Hence, to join the meeting you should call join().

Events associated with join():

• Local Participant will receive a meeting-joined event when successfully joined.
• Remote Participant will receive a participant-joined event with the newly joined Participant object from the event callback.

Participant having ask_join permission inside token

• If a token contains the permission ask_join, then the participant will not join the meeting directly after calling join(), but an event will be emitted to the participant having the permission allow_join called entry-requested.

• After the decision from the remote participant, an event will be emitted to the participant called entry-responded. This event will contain the decision made by the remote participant.

Participant having allow_join permission inside token

• If a token containing the permission allow_join, then the participant will join the meeting derectly after calling join().

Returns

• void

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leave()

• It is used to leave the current meeting.

Events associated with leave():

• Local participant will receive a meeting-left event.
• All remote participants will receive a participant-left event with participantId.

Returns

• void

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end()

• It is used to end the current running session.
• By calling end(), all joined participants including localParticipant of that session will leave the meeting.

Events associated with end():

• All participants and localParticipant, will be emitted meeting-left event.

Returns

• void

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enableWebcam()

• It is used to enable self camera.
• stream-enabled event will be emitted with stream object from the event callback, inside that participant object.

Returns

• void

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disableWebcam()

• It is used to disable self camera.
• stream-disabled event will be emitted with stream object from the event callback, inside that participant object.

Returns

• void

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unmuteMic()

• It is used to enable self microphone.
• stream-enabled event will be emitted with stream object from the event callback, inside that participant object.

Returns

• void

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muteMic()

• It is used to disable self microphone.
• stream-disabled event will be emitted with stream object from the event callback, inside that participant object.

Returns

• void

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enableScreenShare()

• it is used to enable screen-sharing.

• stream-enabled event will be emitted with stream object from the event callback, inside that participant object.

• presenter-changed will also receive a callback with the presenterId.

Returns

• void

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disableScreenShare()

• It is used to disable screen-sharing.

• stream-disabled event will be emitted with stream object from the event callback, inside that participant object.

• presenter-changed will also receive a callback with the null.

Returns

• void

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uploadBase64File()

• It is used to upload your file to Videosdk's Temporary storage

• base64Data convert your file to base64 and pass here.

• token pass your videosdk token. Read more about token here

• fileName provide your fileName with extension

• The method will return the corresponding fileUrl, which will use to retrieve the file from the VideoSDK's storage system.

Parameters

• base64Data: String
• token: String
• fileName: String

Returns

• fileUrl - It will use to retrieve the file from the VideoSDK's storage system.

Example

const fileUrl = await meeting.uploadBase64File({
  base64Data: "<Your File's base64>", // Convert your file to base64 and pass here
  token: "<VIDEOSDK_TOKEN>",
  fileName: "myImage.jpeg", // Provide name with extension here,
});

console.log("fileUrl", fileUrl);

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fetchBase64File()

• It is used to retrieve your file from the Videosdk's Temporary storage

• url pass fileUrl which is returned by uploadBase64File()

• token pass your videosdk token. Read more about token here

• The method will return image in form of base64 string.

Parameters

• url: String
• token: String

Returns

• base64 - image in form of base64 string.

Example

let base64 = await meeting.fetchBase64File({
  url: "<Your FileUrl>"; // Provide fileUrl which is returned by uploadBase64File(),
  token :"<VIDEOSDK_TOKEN>",
});

console.log("base64", base64);

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startRecording()

• It is used to start meeting recording.

• All participants and localParticipant, will receive recording-started event.

• webhookUrl will be triggered when the recording is completed and stored in the server. Read more about webhooks here.

• awsDirPath will be the path for your S3 bucket to which you want to store recordings. To allow us to store the recording in your S3 bucket, you will need to fill out this form by providing the required values. VideoSDK AWS S3 Integration

• config: mode is used to either record video-and-audio both or only audio. And by default it will be video-and-audio.

• config: quality is only applicable to video-and-audio.

• transcription: enabled indicates whether post transcription is enabled.

• transcription: summary: enabled Indicates whether post transcription summary generation is enabled. Only applicable when post transcription is enabled.

• transcription: summary: prompt provides guidelines or instructions for generating a custom summary based on the post transcription content.

Parameters

• webhookUrl: String
• awsDirPath: String
• 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: "landscape" | "portrait"
• transcription:
  • enabled: Boolean
  • summary:
    • enabled: Boolean
    • prompt: String

Returns

• void

Example

const webhookUrl = "https://webhook.your-api-server.com";

const awsDirPath = "/meeting-recordings/";

const config = {
  layout: {
    type: "SPOTLIGHT",
    priority: "PIN",
    gridSize: 9,
  },
  theme: "DEFAULT",
};

const transcription = {
  enabled: true,
  summary: {
    enabled: true,
  },
};

startRecording(webhookUrl, awsDirPath, config, transcription);

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stopRecording()

• It is used to stop meeting recording.
• All participants and localParticipant, will receive recording-stopped event.

Returns

• void

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startLivestream()

• It is used to start meeting live streaming.

• You will be able to start live stream meetings to other platforms such as Youtube, Facebook, etc. that support RTMP streaming.

• All participants and localParticipant will receive the livestream-started event.

• transcription: enabled indicates whether post transcription is enabled.

• transcription: summary: enabled Indicates whether post transcription summary generation is enabled. Only applicable when post transcription is enabled.

• transcription: summary: prompt provides guidelines or instructions for generating a custom summary based on the post transcription content.

Parameters

• outputs: Array<{ url: String, streamKey: String }>
• config:
  • layout:
    • type: "GRID" | "SPOTLIGHT" | "SIDEBAR"
    • priority: "SPEAKER" | "PIN"
    • gridSize: Number max 25
  • theme: "DARK" | "LIGHT" | "DEFAULT"
  • recording:
    • enabled: Boolean
• transcription:
  • enabled: Boolean
  • summary:
    • enabled: Boolean
    • prompt: String

Returns

• void

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Example

const outputs = [
  {
    url: "rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2",
    streamKey: "<STREAM_KEY>",
  },
  {
    url: "rtmps://",
    streamKey: "<STREAM_KEY>",
  },
];

const config = {
  layout: {
    type: "SPOTLIGHT",
    priority: "PIN",
    gridSize: 9,
  },
  theme: "DEFAULT",
  recording = {
    enabled: true,
  };
};

const transcription = {
  enabled: true,
  summary: {
    enabled: true,
  },
};

startLivestream(outputs, config, transcription);

stopLivestream()

• It is used to stop meeting livestreaming.
• All participants and localParticipant, will receive livestream-stopped event.

Returns

• void

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startHls()

• It is used to start meeting HLS.

• You will be able to start HLS and watch the live stream of meeting over HLS.

• All participants and localParticipant, will receive the hls-started event.

• mode is used to either start hls streaming of video-and-audio both or only audio. And by default it will be video-and-audio.

• quality is only applicable to video-and-audio.

• transcription: enabled indicates whether post transcription is enabled.

• transcription: summary: enabled Indicates whether post transcription summary generation is enabled. Only applicable when post transcription is enabled.

• transcription: summary: prompt provides guidelines or instructions for generating a custom summary based on the post transcription content.

Parameters

• config:
  • layout:
    • type: "GRID" | "SPOTLIGHT" | "SIDEBAR"
    • priority: "SPEAKER" | "PIN"
    • gridSize: Number max 25
  • theme: "DARK" | "LIGHT" | "DEFAULT"
  • mode: "video-and-audio" | "audio"
  • quality: "low" | "med" | "high"
  • recording:
    • enabled: Boolean
• transcription:
  • enabled: Boolean
  • summary:
    • enabled: Boolean
    • prompt: String

Returns

• void

Example

const config = {
  layout: {
    type: "SPOTLIGHT",
    priority: "PIN",
    gridSize: 9,
  },
  theme: "DEFAULT",
  recording = {
    enabled: true,
  };
};

const transcription = {
  enabled: true,
  summary: {
    enabled: true,
  },
};

startHls(config, transcription);

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stopHls()

• It is used to stop meeting HLS.
• All participants and localParticipant, will receive hls-stopped event.

Returns

• void

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startTranscription()

• It is used to start realtime transcription.

• All participants and localParticipant, will receive TRANSCRIPTION_STARTING event state and transcription-text event.

• config: webhookUrl will be triggered when the state of realtime transcription is changed. Read more about webhooks here.

• config: summary: enabled Indicates whether realtime transcription summary generation is enabled. Summary will be available after realtime transcription stopped.

• config: summary: prompt provides guidelines or instructions for generating a custom summary based on the realtime transcription content.

Parameters

• config:
  • webhookUrl: String
  • summary:
    • enabled: Boolean
    • prompt: String

Returns

• void

Example

const config = {
  webhookUrl: "https://webhook.your-api-server.com",
  summary: {
    enabled: true,
    prompt:
      "Write summary in sections like Title, Agenda, Speakers, Action Items, Outlines, Notes and Summary",
  },
};

startTranscription(config);

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stopTranscription()

• It is used to stop realtime transcription.
• All participants and localParticipant, will receive TRANSCRIPTION_STOPPING event state.

Returns

• void

Example

stopTranscription();

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startWhiteboard()

• It is used to start whiteboard.

• All participants and localParticipant, will receive WHITEBOARD_STARTED event.

Returns

• url

Example

startWhiteboard();

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stopWhiteboard()

• It is used to stop ongoing whiteboard.

• All participants and localParticipant, will receive WHITEBOARD_STOPPED event.

Returns

• void

Example

stopWhiteboard();

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getWebcams()

• It will return all camera devices connected.

Returns

• Promise<{ deviceId: string; lable: string }[]>

Example

const handleGetWebcams = async () => {
  const webcams = await getWebcams();

  console.log(webcams);
};

handleGetWebcams();

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changeWebcam()

• It is used to change the webcam device.
• If multiple webcam devices are connected, by using changeWebcam() one can change the camera device.

Parameters

• deviceId: String

Returns

• void

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setWebcamQuality()

• It is used to set the webcam quality.
• By using setWebcamQuality(), uploading of the webcam stream quality of localParticipant can be changed from low to high or vice versa.

Parameters

• quality: "low" | "med" | "high"

Returns

• void

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getMics()

• It will return all mic devices connected.

Returns

• Promise<{ deviceId: string; lable: string }[]>

Example

const handleGetMics = async () => {
  const mics = await getMics();

  console.log(mics);
};

handleGetMics();

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changeMic()

• It is used to change the mic device.
• If multiple mic devices are connected, by using changeMic() one can change the mic device.

Parameters

• deviceId: String

Returns

• void

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on()

Parameters

• eventType : event of meeting class
• listener : function

Returns

• void

Example

//for meeting-any-event
meeting.on("meeting-any-event", listener);

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off()

Parameters

• eventType : event of meeting class
• listener : function

Returns

• void

Example

//for meeting-any-event
meeting.off("meeting-any-event", listener);

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changeMode()

• It is used to change the mode.

• You can toggle between the following modes:

  • SEND_AND_RECV: Both audio and video streams will be produced and consumed.

  • SIGNALLING_ONLY: Both audio and video streams will not be produced or consumed. It is used solely for signaling.

  • RECV_ONLY: Only audio and video streams will be consumed without producing any.

info

Important Changes Javascript SDK in Version v0.1.4

• The following modes have been deprecated:
• CONFERENCE has been replaced by SEND_AND_RECV
• VIEWER has been replaced by SIGNALLING_ONLY

Please update your implementation to use the new modes.

⚠️ Compatibility Notice:
To ensure a seamless meeting experience, all participants must use the same SDK version.
Do not mix version v0.1.4 + with older versions, as it may cause significant conflicts.

Parameters

• mode: String

Returns

• void

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pauseAllStreams()

This method pauses active media streams within the meeting.

Parameters

• kind: Specifies the type of media stream to be paused. If this parameter is omitted, all media streams (audio, video, and screen share) will be paused.

  • Type: String
  • Optional: Yes
    • Possible values:
    • "audio": Pauses audio streams.
    • "video": Pauses video streams.
    • "share": Pauses screen-sharing video streams.
    • "shareAudio":Resumes screen-sharing audio streams.

Returns

• void

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resumeAllStreams()

This method resumes media streams that have been paused

Parameters

• kind: Specifies the type of media stream to be resumed. If this parameter is omitted, all media streams (audio, video, and screen share) will be resumed.

  • Type: String

  • Optional: Yes

    • Possible values:
    • "audio": Resumes audio streams.
    • "video": Resumes video streams.
    • "share":Resumes screen-sharing video streams.
    • "shareAudio":Resumes screen-sharing audio streams.

Returns

• void

requestMediaRelay()

This method starts relaying selected media streams (like camera video, microphone audio, screen share, etc.) from the current meeting to a specified destination meeting.

Parameters

• destinationMeetingId (String) – Required: ID of the target meeting where media should be relayed.

• token (String) – Optional: Authentication token for the destination meeting.

• kinds (Array of Strings) – Optional: Array of media types to relay.

  • Possible values:
    • "audio": Resumes audio streams.
    • "video": Resumes video streams.
    • "share":Resumes screen-sharing video streams.
    • "share_audio":Resumes screen-sharing audio streams.

Returns

• void

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stopMediaRelay()

This method stops the ongoing media relay to a specific destination meeting.

Parameters

• destinationMeetingId (String) – Required: ID of the destination meeting where the media relay should be stopped.

Returns

• void

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switchTo()

This method enables a seamless transition from the current meeting to another, without needing to disconnect and reconnect manually.

Parameters

• meetingId (String) – Required: ID of the new meeting to switch to.

• token (String) – Optional: Authentication token for the new meeting.

Returns

• void