Set time limits for calls

This guide will walk you through how to set time limits for your Daily video calls in your Bubble app. You’ll learn two different approaches: setting specific start/end times and setting duration limits for individual participants.

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Two Approaches to Time Limits

There are two main ways to control the duration of your Daily video calls:

1. Fixed Start and End Times: Set specific times when the room becomes available and when it expires. This is useful for scheduled meetings or events with defined time slots.

2. Elapsed Time Limit: Set a maximum duration for how long each participant can stay in the call, counting from when they join. This is helpful for scenarios like consultation sessions or time-limited meetings.

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Setting Fixed Start and End Times

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1. Calculate Your Timestamps

First, you’ll need to convert your desired start and end times to UNIX timestamps. In Bubble, you can do this using: Date/Time: Extract UNIX timestamp/1000

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2. Create or Update the Room

When creating a room or updating an existing room, set these parameters:

• Set not before to your start time timestamp
• Set expires to your end time timestamp
• Set eject at exp to yes to automatically remove participants when the room expires

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Setting an Elapsed Time Limit

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1. Create or Update the Room

When creating or updating your room:

• Set eject after elapsed time to the number of seconds you want participants to be able to stay in the call
• For example, for a 30-minute limit, set it to 1800 (30 minutes × 60 seconds)

When the time limit is reached, participants will be automatically removed from the call.