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id: 93d9ce71-4443-49f4-8a76-ea38b84b4161
title: getRecordings
slug: /js/reference/video/room-session/get-recordings
description: getRecordings method for the RoomSession class.
max-toc-depth: 3
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### getRecordings

* **getRecordings**(): `Promise<{ recordings: RoomSessionRecording}>` - See [RoomSessionRecording documentation](/docs/browser-sdk/v3/js/reference/video/room-session-recording) for more details.

Obtains a list of recordings for the current room session. To download the actual mp4 file, please use the [REST API](/docs/apis).

#### Returns

`Promise<{ recordings: RoomSessionRecording}>` - See [RoomSessionRecording documentation](/docs/browser-sdk/v3/js/reference/video/room-session-recording) for more details.

#### Permissions

* `room.recording`

You need to specify the permissions when [creating the Video Room Token](/docs/apis/video/room-tokens/create-room-token) on the server side.

#### Example

```javascript
const recs = await roomSession.getRecordings();
if (recs.recordings.length > 0) {
  console.log(recs.recordings[0].id, recs.recordings[0].duration);
}
```

From your server, you can obtain the mp4 file using the [REST API](/docs/apis):

```bash
curl --request GET \
     --url https://<yourspace>.signalwire.com/api/video/room_recordings/<recording_id> \
     --header 'Accept: application/json' \
     --header 'Authorization: Basic <your API token>'
```