Features

• Introduces a new beta recording type, cloud-beta, which records a Daily call server-side.

  • Set the enable_recording property for a room or meeting token to cloud-beta to test it out. Be advised that this feature is beta and is subject to change

  • You can now pass a layout property to start startRecording that determines how participants' camera streams will be displayed in the recording. This layout object includes a preset key that specifies a default (grid), single-participant, or active-participant layout value. The default value can be set with an additional max_cam_streams key to indicate the number of participant videos displayed.

    await call.startRecording({
      width: 1280,
      height: 720,
        backgroundColor: "#FF1F2D3D",
      layout: {
        preset: "default",
        max_cam_streams: 5,
      },
    });

  • The new updateRecording method makes it possible to update the layout value mid-recording.

    await call.updateRecording({
      layout: {
        preset: "single-participant",
          session_id: "abcd123..."
      }
    });

  • Additional Notes:

    • The new layout property of startRecording and updateRecording method are only applicable for the new cloud-beta recording type.
    • Cloud recording is only available to Scale Plans and is an additional charge. See daily.co/pricing.

  For more details on these recording improvements, please contact daily