startStream

startStream(): Promise<RoomSessionStream> - See RoomSessionStream documentation for more details.

Starts streaming the audio/video of this room to an external service. You can use the returned RoomSessionStream object to interact with the stream.

Parameters

params

object

Object containing the parameters of the method.

url

string

RTMP or RTMPS url. This must be the address of a server accepting incoming RTMP/RTMPS streams.

Returns

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

Permissions

room.stream (or the more specific room.stream.start)

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

Example

1 const stream = await roomSession.startStream({ url: "rtmp://example.com" });
2 
3 // Stop the stream after 60 seconds
4 setTimeout(() => stream.stop(), 60000);

1	const stream = await roomSession.startStream({ url: "rtmp://example.com" });
2
3	// Stop the stream after 60 seconds
4	setTimeout(() => stream.stop(), 60000);