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CallingVideoRooms

Create room

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Creates a reusable Video Room in the project for applications built with a SignalWire client SDK. Your server issues Room Tokens to participants and your application provides the client experience. For hosted guest and moderator access, use Create video conference.

Permissions

The API token used to authenticate must have the following scope(s) enabled to make a successful request: Video.

Learn more about API scopes.

Authentication

AuthorizationBasic

SignalWire Basic Authentication using Project ID and API Token.

The client sends HTTP requests with the Authorization header containing the word Basic followed by a space and a base64-encoded string of project_id:token. The project ID will be used as the username and the API token as the password.

Example:

Authorization: Basic base64(project_id:token)

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
namestringRequiredformat: "^[A-Za-z0-9_\-]+$"<=100 characters

A named unique identifier for the room. Allowed characters: A-Za-z0-9_-. Maximum of 100 characters.

display_namestringOptional<=200 characters
Display name of the room. Maximum of 200 characters. Defaults to the value of name.
descriptionstringOptional<=3000 characters
Description of the room. Maximum of 3000 characters.
max_membersintegerOptional1-300Defaults to 20
The maximum number of members in the room at a time. Must be at least 1 to a maximum of 300.
qualityenumOptionalDefaults to 720p
The room's resolution.
Allowed values:
join_fromdatetimeOptional

Room does not accept new participants before this time. Expects RFC 3339 datetime: 2022-01-01T23:59:60Z. Date only: 2022-01-01 will be converted to 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.

join_untildatetimeOptional

Room stops accepting new participants at this time, but keeps running until all participants leave. Expects RFC 3339 datetime: 2022-01-01T23:59:60Z. Date only: 2022-01-01 will be converted to 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.

remove_atdatetimeOptional

Remove users from the room at this time. Expects RFC 3339 datetime: 2022-01-01T23:59:60Z. Date only: 2022-01-01 will be converted to 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.

remove_after_seconds_elapsedintegerOptional1-200000
Remove users after they are in the room for N seconds.
layoutenumOptionalDefaults to grid-responsive
The room's initial layout.
record_on_startbooleanOptionalDefaults to false
Specifies whether to start recording a Room Session when one is started for this Room.
enable_room_previewsbooleanOptionalDefaults to false
Whether a video with a preview of the content of the room is to be generated.
metaobjectOptional

User-defined metadata for the room. Must be a valid JSON object. Maximum of 2000 characters when serialized.

sync_audio_videobooleanOptional

Enable/disable jitter buffer audio-video sync.

Response

The request has succeeded.
idstringformat: "uuid"
A unique identifier for the room.
namestring
A named unique identifier for the room.
display_namestring or null
Display name of the room.
descriptionstring or null
Description of the room.
max_membersinteger
The maximum number of members in the room at a time.
qualityenum
The room's resolution.
Allowed values:
fpsinteger
Frames per second parameter of room video quality.
join_fromdatetime or null
Room does not accept new participants before this time.
join_untildatetime or null
Room stops accepting new participants at this time.
remove_atdatetime or null
Remove users from the room at this time.
remove_after_seconds_elapsedinteger or null
Remove users after they are in the room for N seconds.
layoutenum
The room's initial layout.
record_on_startboolean
Specifies whether to start recording a Room Session when one is started for this Room.
tone_on_entry_and_exitboolean
Whether a tone is played when participants enter or exit the room.
room_join_video_offboolean
Whether the room's video is turned off when participants join.
user_join_video_offboolean
Whether a user's video is turned off when they join the room.
enable_room_previewsboolean or null
Whether a video with a preview of the content of the room is to be generated.
sync_audio_videoboolean or null

Enable/disable jitter buffer audio-video sync.

metaobject or null

User-defined metadata for the room.

prioritize_handraiseboolean
Whether hand raises are prioritized in the room layout.
created_atdatetime
Timestamp when the room was created.
updated_atdatetime
Timestamp when the room was last updated.
active_sessionobjectOptional
Active session information for the room.

Errors

400
Bad Request Error
401
Unauthorized Error
422
Unprocessable Entity Error
500
Internal Server Error