play

play(params): Promise<RoomSessionPlayback> - See RoomSessionPlayback documentation for more details.

Starts a playback in the room. You can use the returned RoomSessionPlayback object to control the playback (e.g., pause, resume, setVolume and stop).

object

Object containing the parameters of the method.

string

The url (http, https, rtmp, rtmps) of the stream to reproduce.

number

The audio volume at which to play the stream. Values range from -50 to 50, with a default of 0.

number

The starting timecode in milliseconds for playback. Defaults to 0.

VideoPositions

Positions to assign as soon as the playback starts. You can use the special keyword "self" to refer to the id of the playback.

string

Layout to change to when the playback starts.

Promise<RoomSessionPlayback> - See RoomSessionPlayback documentation for more details.

You need to specify the permissions when creating the Video Room Token on the server side.

1 const playback = await roomSession.play({ url: "rtmp://example.com/foo" });
2 await playback.stop();