Create and manage video rooms for real-time video communication and conferencing. This skill provides Ruby SDK examples.
gem install telnyx
require "telnyx"
client = Telnyx::Client.new(
api_key: ENV["TELNYX_API_KEY"], # This is the default and can be omitted
)
All examples below assume client is already initialized as shown above.
All API calls can fail with network errors, rate limits (429), validation errors (422), or authentication errors (401). Always handle errors in production code:
begin
result = client.messages.send_(to: "+13125550001", from: "+13125550002", text: "Hello")
rescue Telnyx::Errors::APIConnectionError
puts "Network error — check connectivity and retry"
rescue Telnyx::Errors::RateLimitError
# 429: rate limited — wait and retry with exponential backoff
sleep(1) # Check Retry-After header for actual delay
rescue Telnyx::Errors::APIStatusError => e
puts "API error #{e.status}: #{e.message}"
if e.status == 422
puts "Validation error — check required fields and formats"
end
end
Common error codes: 401 invalid API key, 403 insufficient permissions,
404 resource not found, 422 validation error (check field formats),
429 rate limited (retry with exponential backoff).
GET /room_compositions
page = client.room_compositions.list
puts(page)
Returns: completed_at (date-time), created_at (date-time), download_url (string), duration_secs (integer), ended_at (date-time), format (enum: mp4), id (uuid), record_type (string), resolution (string), room_id (uuid), session_id (uuid), size_mb (float), started_at (date-time), status (enum: completed, enqueued, processing), updated_at (date-time), user_id (uuid), video_layout (object), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)
Asynchronously create a room composition.
POST /room_compositions
Optional: format (string), resolution (string), session_id (uuid), video_layout (object), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)
room_composition = client.room_compositions.create
puts(room_composition)
Returns: completed_at (date-time), created_at (date-time), download_url (string), duration_secs (integer), ended_at (date-time), format (enum: mp4), id (uuid), record_type (string), resolution (string), room_id (uuid), session_id (uuid), size_mb (float), started_at (date-time), status (enum: completed, enqueued, processing), updated_at (date-time), user_id (uuid), video_layout (object), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)
GET /room_compositions/{room_composition_id}
room_composition = client.room_compositions.retrieve("5219b3af-87c6-4c08-9b58-5a533d893e21")
puts(room_composition)
Returns: completed_at (date-time), created_at (date-time), download_url (string), duration_secs (integer), ended_at (date-time), format (enum: mp4), id (uuid), record_type (string), resolution (string), room_id (uuid), session_id (uuid), size_mb (float), started_at (date-time), status (enum: completed, enqueued, processing), updated_at (date-time), user_id (uuid), video_layout (object), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)
Synchronously delete a room composition.
DELETE /room_compositions/{room_composition_id}
result = client.room_compositions.delete("5219b3af-87c6-4c08-9b58-5a533d893e21")
puts(result)
GET /room_participants
page = client.room_participants.list
puts(page)
Returns: context (string), id (uuid), joined_at (date-time), left_at (date-time), record_type (string), session_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)
GET /room_participants/{room_participant_id}
room_participant = client.room_participants.retrieve("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(room_participant)
Returns: context (string), id (uuid), joined_at (date-time), left_at (date-time), record_type (string), session_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)
GET /room_recordings
page = client.room_recordings.list
puts(page)
Returns: codec (string), completed_at (date-time), created_at (date-time), download_url (string), duration_secs (integer), ended_at (date-time), id (uuid), participant_id (uuid), record_type (string), room_id (uuid), session_id (uuid), size_mb (float), started_at (date-time), status (enum: completed, processing), type (enum: audio, video), updated_at (date-time)
DELETE /room_recordings
response = client.room_recordings.delete_bulk
puts(response)
Returns: room_recordings (integer)
GET /room_recordings/{room_recording_id}
room_recording = client.room_recordings.retrieve("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(room_recording)
Returns: codec (string), completed_at (date-time), created_at (date-time), download_url (string), duration_secs (integer), ended_at (date-time), id (uuid), participant_id (uuid), record_type (string), room_id (uuid), session_id (uuid), size_mb (float), started_at (date-time), status (enum: completed, processing), type (enum: audio, video), updated_at (date-time)
Synchronously delete a Room Recording.
DELETE /room_recordings/{room_recording_id}
result = client.room_recordings.delete("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(result)
GET /room_sessions
page = client.rooms.sessions.list_0
puts(page)
Returns: active (boolean), created_at (date-time), ended_at (date-time), id (uuid), participants (array[object]), record_type (string), room_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)
GET /room_sessions/{room_session_id}
session = client.rooms.sessions.retrieve("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(session)
Returns: active (boolean), created_at (date-time), ended_at (date-time), id (uuid), participants (array[object]), record_type (string), room_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)
Note: this will also kick all participants currently present in the room
POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/end
response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.end_("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(response)
Returns: result (string)
POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/kick
Optional: exclude (array[string]), participants (object)
response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.kick("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(response)
Returns: result (string)
POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/mute
Optional: exclude (array[string]), participants (object)
response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.mute("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(response)
Returns: result (string)
POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/unmute
Optional: exclude (array[string]), participants (object)
response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.unmute("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(response)
Returns: result (string)
GET /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/participants
page = client.rooms.sessions.retrieve_participants("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(page)
Returns: context (string), id (uuid), joined_at (date-time), left_at (date-time), record_type (string), session_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)
GET /rooms
page = client.rooms.list
puts(page)
Returns: active_session_id (uuid), created_at (date-time), enable_recording (boolean), id (uuid), max_participants (integer), record_type (string), sessions (array[object]), unique_name (string), updated_at (date-time), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)
Synchronously create a Room.
POST /rooms
Optional: enable_recording (boolean), max_participants (integer), unique_name (string), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)
room = client.rooms.create(unique_name: "my-meeting-room", max_participants: 10)
puts(room)
Returns: active_session_id (uuid), created_at (date-time), enable_recording (boolean), id (uuid), max_participants (integer), record_type (string), sessions (array[object]), unique_name (string), updated_at (date-time), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)
GET /rooms/{room_id}
room = client.rooms.retrieve("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(room)
Returns: active_session_id (uuid), created_at (date-time), enable_recording (boolean), id (uuid), max_participants (integer), record_type (string), sessions (array[object]), unique_name (string), updated_at (date-time), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)
Synchronously update a Room.
PATCH /rooms/{room_id}
Optional: enable_recording (boolean), max_participants (integer), unique_name (string), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)
room = client.rooms.update("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(room)
Returns: active_session_id (uuid), created_at (date-time), enable_recording (boolean), id (uuid), max_participants (integer), record_type (string), sessions (array[object]), unique_name (string), updated_at (date-time), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)
Synchronously delete a Room. Participants from that room will be kicked out, they won't be able to join that room anymore, and you won't be charged anymore for that room.
DELETE /rooms/{room_id}
result = client.rooms.delete("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(result)
Synchronously create an Client Token to join a Room. Client Token is necessary to join a Telnyx Room. Client Token will expire after token_ttl_secs, a Refresh Token is also provided to refresh a Client Token, the Refresh Token expires after refresh_token_ttl_secs.
POST /rooms/{room_id}/actions/generate_join_client_token
Optional: refresh_token_ttl_secs (integer), token_ttl_secs (integer)
response = client.rooms.actions.generate_join_client_token("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(response)
Returns: refresh_token (string), refresh_token_expires_at (date-time), token (string), token_expires_at (date-time)
Synchronously refresh an Client Token to join a Room. Client Token is necessary to join a Telnyx Room. Client Token will expire after token_ttl_secs.
POST /rooms/{room_id}/actions/refresh_client_token — Required: refresh_token
Optional: token_ttl_secs (integer)
response = client.rooms.actions.refresh_client_token(
"0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
refresh_token: "eyJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJ0ZWxueXhfdGVsZXBob255IiwiZXhwIjoxNTkwMDEwMTQzLCJpYXQiOjE1ODc1OTA5NDMsImlzcyI6InRlbG55eF90ZWxlcGhvbnkiLCJqdGkiOiJiOGM3NDgzNy1kODllLTRhNjUtOWNmMi0zNGM3YTZmYTYwYzgiLCJuYmYiOjE1ODc1OTA5NDIsInN1YiI6IjVjN2FjN2QwLWRiNjUtNGYxMS05OGUxLWVlYzBkMWQ1YzZhZSIsInRlbF90b2tlbiI6InJqX1pra1pVT1pNeFpPZk9tTHBFVUIzc2lVN3U2UmpaRmVNOXMtZ2JfeENSNTZXRktGQUppTXlGMlQ2Q0JSbWxoX1N5MGlfbGZ5VDlBSThzRWlmOE1USUlzenl6U2xfYURuRzQ4YU81MHlhSEd1UlNZYlViU1ltOVdJaVEwZz09IiwidHlwIjoiYWNjZXNzIn0.gNEwzTow5MLLPLQENytca7pUN79PmPj6FyqZWW06ZeEmesxYpwKh0xRtA0TzLh6CDYIRHrI8seofOO0YFGDhpQ"
)
puts(response)
Returns: token (string), token_expires_at (date-time)
GET /rooms/{room_id}/sessions
page = client.rooms.sessions.list_1("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")
puts(page)
Returns: active (boolean), created_at (date-time), ended_at (date-time), id (uuid), participants (array[object]), record_type (string), room_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)