Use this action to update a recording in a Daily room. You can configure various settings such as layout, resolution, bitrate, and more. Learn more about starting recording in Daily’s documentation
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recordings enabled.Field | Type | Description |
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Layout | Dropdown | Specifies the layout for participants’ videos in the recording. Options: default, single-participant, active-participant, portrait, audio-only. Default is default. |
User ID | Text | If using the single-participant layout, specify the user ID of the participant to focus on. You can set a user ID with the Daily - Create Meeting Token action. Optional. |
Max Streams | Number | Specify the number of maximum streams in the recording (from 1-9). The default value is 9. |
Variant | Dropdown | If using the portrait layout, specify the variant. Options: vertical (default), inset. |
Height | Number | Controls the height (resolution) of the recording. Must be an even number. |
Width | Number | Controls the width (resolution) of the recording. Must be an even number. |
Background Color | Color | Specifies the background color of the recording. |
Video Bitrate | Number | Specifies the video bitrate in kilobits per second (kbps) to use for video output. Range: 10 to 10000. |
Audio Bitrate | Number | Specifies the audio bitrate in kilobits per second (kbps) to use for audio output. Range: 10 to 320. |
Min Idle Time Out | Number | Specifies the amount of idle time (in seconds) before ending the recording when the room is idle (e.g., all users have muted video/audio). |
Max Duration | Number | Maximum duration (in seconds) after which the recording is forcefully stopped. Defaults to 10800 seconds (3 hours) for recordings. |