Recording
Update recording
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
Live streams are pay-as-you-go. You’ll need to add your credit card details
to your Daily account to enable it.
Customizations only apply to rooms with cloud recordings enabled.
Fields
The following fields are available in this action:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Returned Values
This action does not return any values.