Create and manage video rooms for real-time video communication and conferencing. This skill provides JavaScript SDK examples.
npm install telnyx
import Telnyx from 'telnyx';
const client = new Telnyx({
apiKey: process.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:
try {
const result = await client.messages.send({ to: '+13125550001', from: '+13125550002', text: 'Hello' });
} catch (err) {
if (err instanceof Telnyx.APIConnectionError) {
console.error('Network error — check connectivity and retry');
} else if (err instanceof Telnyx.RateLimitError) {
// 429: rate limited — wait and retry with exponential backoff
const retryAfter = err.headers?.['retry-after'] || 1;
await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, retryAfter * 1000));
} else if (err instanceof Telnyx.APIError) {
console.error(`API error ${err.status}: ${err.message}`);
if (err.status === 422) {
console.error('Validation error — check required fields and formats');
}
}
}
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
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed.
for await (const roomComposition of client.roomCompositions.list()) {
console.log(roomComposition.id);
}
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)
const roomComposition = await client.roomCompositions.create();
console.log(roomComposition.data);
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}
const roomComposition = await client.roomCompositions.retrieve(
'5219b3af-87c6-4c08-9b58-5a533d893e21',
);
console.log(roomComposition.data);
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}
await client.roomCompositions.delete('5219b3af-87c6-4c08-9b58-5a533d893e21');
GET /room_participants
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed.
for await (const roomParticipant of client.roomParticipants.list()) {
console.log(roomParticipant.id);
}
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}
const roomParticipant = await client.roomParticipants.retrieve(
'0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0',
);
console.log(roomParticipant.data);
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
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed.
for await (const roomRecordingListResponse of client.roomRecordings.list()) {
console.log(roomRecordingListResponse.id);
}
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
const response = await client.roomRecordings.deleteBulk();
console.log(response.data);
Returns: room_recordings (integer)
GET /room_recordings/{room_recording_id}
const roomRecording = await client.roomRecordings.retrieve('0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0');
console.log(roomRecording.data);
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}
await client.roomRecordings.delete('0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0');
GET /room_sessions
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed.
for await (const roomSession of client.rooms.sessions.list0()) {
console.log(roomSession.id);
}
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}
const session = await client.rooms.sessions.retrieve('0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0');
console.log(session.data);
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
const response = await client.rooms.sessions.actions.end('0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0');
console.log(response.data);
Returns: result (string)
POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/kick
Optional: exclude (array[string]), participants (object)
const response = await client.rooms.sessions.actions.kick('0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0');
console.log(response.data);
Returns: result (string)
POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/mute
Optional: exclude (array[string]), participants (object)
const response = await client.rooms.sessions.actions.mute('0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0');
console.log(response.data);
Returns: result (string)
POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/unmute
Optional: exclude (array[string]), participants (object)
const response = await client.rooms.sessions.actions.unmute('0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0');
console.log(response.data);
Returns: result (string)
GET /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/participants
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed.
for await (const roomParticipant of client.rooms.sessions.retrieveParticipants(
'0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0',
)) {
console.log(roomParticipant.id);
}
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
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed.
for await (const room of client.rooms.list()) {
console.log(room.id);
}
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)
const room = await client.rooms.create({
uniqueName: 'my-meeting-room',
maxParticipants: 10,
});
console.log(room.data);
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}
const room = await client.rooms.retrieve('0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0');
console.log(room.data);
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)
const room = await client.rooms.update('0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0');
console.log(room.data);
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}
await client.rooms.delete('0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0');
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)
const response = await client.rooms.actions.generateJoinClientToken(
'0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0',
);
console.log(response.data);
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)
const response = await client.rooms.actions.refreshClientToken(
'0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0',
{
refresh_token:
'eyJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJ0ZWxueXhfdGVsZXBob255IiwiZXhwIjoxNTkwMDEwMTQzLCJpYXQiOjE1ODc1OTA5NDMsImlzcyI6InRlbG55eF90ZWxlcGhvbnkiLCJqdGkiOiJiOGM3NDgzNy1kODllLTRhNjUtOWNmMi0zNGM3YTZmYTYwYzgiLCJuYmYiOjE1ODc1OTA5NDIsInN1YiI6IjVjN2FjN2QwLWRiNjUtNGYxMS05OGUxLWVlYzBkMWQ1YzZhZSIsInRlbF90b2tlbiI6InJqX1pra1pVT1pNeFpPZk9tTHBFVUIzc2lVN3U2UmpaRmVNOXMtZ2JfeENSNTZXRktGQUppTXlGMlQ2Q0JSbWxoX1N5MGlfbGZ5VDlBSThzRWlmOE1USUlzenl6U2xfYURuRzQ4YU81MHlhSEd1UlNZYlViU1ltOVdJaVEwZz09IiwidHlwIjoiYWNjZXNzIn0.gNEwzTow5MLLPLQENytca7pUN79PmPj6FyqZWW06ZeEmesxYpwKh0xRtA0TzLh6CDYIRHrI8seofOO0YFGDhpQ',
},
);
console.log(response.data);
Returns: token (string), token_expires_at (date-time)
GET /rooms/{room_id}/sessions
// Automatically fetches more pages as needed.
for await (const roomSession of client.rooms.sessions.list1(
'0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0',
)) {
console.log(roomSession.id);
}
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)