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Using the <whereby-embed> element

This web component allows you to embed a Whereby room in any webpage. It provides a more readable integration, and we’ve also exposed local client events that are sent from the room to the component.
You can try it out like this:
HTML
<script type=module src="https://cdn.srv.whereby.com/embed/v1.js"></script>
<style>whereby-embed { height: 700px; }</style>
<whereby-embed minimal room="https://subdomain.whereby.com/your_room"></whereby-embed>
This element changed location in October 2021, use the new URL https://cdn.srv.whereby.com/embed/v1.js to make sure you are on the latest version. You can also explore our browser SDK if you'd prefer that to external script linking
You can also use the hostRoomUrl instead of the roomUrl, if you want to give the user host privileges:
HTML
<whereby-embed room="https://subdomain.whereby.com/your_room?roomKey=3fe345a"></whereby-embed>

Attributes you can use

Attribute
Value
Description
room
A room URL
The full URL of the room you want to embed (required)
minimal
Nothing (on) or "off"
Apply minimal UI for embed scenarios
displayName
Any string
Set displayname of participant
audio=off
"off"
Enter meeting with audio off
video=off
"off"
Enter meeting with video off
background=off
"off"
Render without background to let embedding app render its own
chat
Nothing (on) or "off"
Enable/disable chat
people
"off"
Disable the participant list
leaveButton
Nothing (on) or "off"
Enable/disable the leave button
screenshare
Nothing (on) or "off"
Enable/disable screenshare
subgridLabels
Nothing (off) or "on"
Enable/disable name labels in the subgrid
floatSelf
Nothing (on) or "off"
Float the self view to the bottom right
lowData
Nothing (on) or "off"
Use a lower resolution by default
cameraAccess
Nothing (on) or "off"
Disable camera access for the local participant, allowing for only audio input
There are additional customizations and options that can be found in the URL parameters section. These options must be added as parameters on the room source URL, and are not currently supported as attributes directly on the element.

Usage examples

Basic room embedding:
<whereby-embed room="https://subdomain.whereby.com/your_room" />
Room embedding with minimal UI:
<whereby-embed room="https://subdomain.whereby.com/your_room" minimal />
Setting the display name for the current user, starting with audio and video off:
<whereby-embed room="https://subdomain.whereby.com/your_room" displayName="John Smith" audio=off video=off />
Removing the background to blend with the embedding app and turning off some buttons:
<whereby-embed room="https://subdomain.whereby.com/your_room" background=off chat=off people=off leaveButton=off />
Use a minimal UI but with the leave and screenshare buttons:
<whereby-embed room="https://subdomain.whereby.com/your_room" minimal leaveButton screenshare />
Disable the floating self view:
<whereby-embed room="https://subdomain.whereby.com/your_room" floatSelf=off />

Listening to events

You can listen for events on the <whereby-embed> element. The following events are supported:
Event type
Description
Properties (from "detail")
ready
Basic dependencies have loaded and the room is ready to be used
knock
The local user knocks to get into the room
participantupdate
A new participant join/leave
{ count: Number }
join
The local user joins
leave
The local user leaves
{ removed: Boolean }
participant_join
A new participant joins the room
{ participant: { metadata: String } }
participant_leave
A participant leaves the room
{ participant: { metadata: String } }
microphone_toggle
The local user toggles the microphone
{ enabled: Boolean }
camera_toggle
The local user toggles the camera
{ enabled: Boolean }
deny_device_permission
The local user denies permission to camera and microphone in the pre-call screen
{ denied: Boolean }
screenshare_toggle
The local user toggles the screenshare
{ enabled: Boolean }
streaming_status_change
Streaming status changes. Possible values: " | requested | starting | streaming | stopping | stopped"
{ status: String }
connection_status_change
User connection status changes. Possible values: "stable | unstable"
{ status: String }
You can use standard JavaScript to listen to the events. Here's a small demo:
Javascript
const elm = document.querySelector("whereby-embed");
const output = document.querySelector("output");
function logEvent(event) {
output.innerText += `got event ${JSON.stringify({ type: event.type, detail: event.detail })}\n`;
}
elm.addEventListener("ready", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("knock", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("participantupdate", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("join", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("leave", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("participant_join", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("participant_leave", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("microphone_toggle", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("camera_toggle", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("deny_device_permission", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("screenshare_toggle", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("streaming_status_change", logEvent)
elm.addEventListener("connection_status_change", logEvent)
Example output:
got event {"type":"participantupdate","detail":{"count":1}}
got event {"type":"join","detail":null}
got event {"type":"leave","detail":{"removed":false}}
got event {"type":"participant_join","detail":{"metadata":"userId"}}
got event {"type":"participant_leave","detail":{"metadata":"userId"}}
got event {"type":"deny_device_permission","detail":{"denied":false}}
got event {"type":"streaming_status_change","detail":{"status":"starting"}}
got event {"type":"connection_status_change","detail":{"status":"stable"}}

Sending commands

The <whereby-embed> element exposes a set of methods your application can invoke in order to perform actions in the room. Currently, the following methods are available:
For this feature to work, you must add the origin of your application to the "Allowed domains" section in your Whereby account. If not present, the following methods will not do anything.
Method
Description
startRecording()
Start cloud recording on behalf of the local user, who needs to be a host in the room.
stopRecording()
Stop cloud recording on behalf of the local user, who needs to be a host in the room.
toggleCamera([true | false])
Toggle the local user's camera on or off. Without any arguments, it toggles depending on current state.
toggleMicrophone([true | false])
Toggle the local user's microphone on or off. Without any arguments, it toggles depending on current state.
toggleScreenshare([true | false])
Toggle the local user's screenshare on or off. Without any arguments, it toggles depending on current state.
startStreaming()
Start streaming on behalf of the local user, who needs to be a host in the room.
stopStreaming()
Stop streaming on behalf of the local user, who needs to be a host in the room.
Here is a small example showing uses of these methods:
JavaScript
const room = document.querySelector("whereby-embed");
room.startRecording(); // Start cloud recording
room.stopRecording(); // Stop cloud recording
room.toggleCamera(); // Camera will be turned on if off, and off if on
room.toggleMicrophone(); // Microphone will be turned on if off, and off if on
room.toggleScreenshare(); // Screenshare will be turned on if off, and off if on
room.toggleCamera(true); // Turn camera on
room.toggleMicrophone(true); // Turn microphone on
room.toggleScreenshare(true); // Turn screenshare on
room.toggleCamera(false); // Turn camera off
room.toggleMicrophone(false); // Turn microphone off
room.toggleScreenshare(false); // Turn screenshare off
room.startStreaming(); // Start streaming
room.stopStreaming(); // Stop streaming