Local Recording
Local Recording is handled completely locally in the host's browser and browser cache.
We recommend that this isn't used in a production environment without significant internal testing. Recordings are only created and stored locally. Whereby cannot recover any lost or corrupted recordings.
Enabling Local Recording
With the Recording feature you'll need to ensure that several different conditions are met so your room hosts are able to see and use the feature.
You're generating and the host is using a
hostUrlOnly a room host will be able to Record in the room so you need to provide this type of link to the host.
When generating this be sure to note that a
hostUrlis only valid between the meeting creation andendDatethat you set during your request. These times are in UTC and not your local time zone, unless a timezone was specified in the request.
You've enabled Local Recording from the “Configure” → “Recording” section of your dashboard, AND you are using
?recording=onin your room URLs. Or, you've set the recording type tolocalduring the meeting creation API request.
Information for hosts recording meetings
Local Recording is only available in Chrome or Chromium browsers on a desktop or laptop. It is not available on mobile devices.
When recording a meeting while using the YouTube integration, any audio from the YouTube video will not be captured in the recording. If you need to capture audio from the video you're viewing in the local recording, we recommend sharing your screen with audio.
Whereby recordings are stored locally in your browser until they are downloaded onto your device. We recommend clearing your browser's site data, cookies, and cache prior to making a recording, to help ensure that your browser does not run out of space.
Record button not appearing:
Verify you're accessing the meeting with a hostUrl
If you've generated the roomUrl via the dashboard, you must include the parameter of
&recording=on
Unable to download recordings
Recordings are stored locally in your browser cache, so they will only be available on the device and browser that they were originally recorded on
In rare cases Chrome extensions can interfere with the download process. Try temporarily disabling them and then attempt the download again
In some cases if your browser ran out of storage while creating the recording, the resulted file in unable to be completed and not able to be downloaded. Prior to your next recording, try clearing your cache, cookies, and site data
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