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Conference recording start

POST 
/conferences/:id/actions/record_start

Start recording the conference. Recording will stop on conference end, or via the Stop Recording command.

Expected Webhooks (see callback schema below):

  • conference.recording.saved

Request ​

Path Parameters

    id stringrequired

    Specifies the conference to record by id or name

Body

required

    format stringrequired

    Possible values: [wav, mp3]

    The audio file format used when storing the conference recording. Can be either mp3 or wav.

    command_id string

    Use this field to avoid duplicate commands. Telnyx will ignore any command with the same command_id for the same conference_id.

    play_beep boolean

    If enabled, a beep sound will be played at the start of a recording.

    trim string

    Possible values: [trim-silence]

    When set to trim-silence, silence will be removed from the beginning and end of the recording.

    custom_file_name string

    Possible values: non-empty and <= 40 characters

    The custom recording file name to be used instead of the default call_leg_id. Telnyx will still add a Unix timestamp suffix.

Responses ​

200: Successful response upon making a conference command.

Schema

    data

    object

    result stringrequired

401: Unauthorized

404: Conference does not exist

422: Unprocessable entity

Request samples

curl -L 'https://api.telnyx.com/v2/conferences/:id/actions/record_start' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>' \
-d '{
  "format": "wav",
  "command_id": "891510ac-f3e4-11e8-af5b-de00688a4901",
  "play_beep": true
}'

Response samples

{
  "data": {
    "result": "ok"
  }
}