telnyx-video-curl

Telnyx Video - curl

Installation

# curl is pre-installed on macOS, Linux, and Windows 10+

Setup

export TELNYX_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"

All examples below use $TELNYX_API_KEY for authentication.

Error Handling

All API calls can fail with network errors, rate limits (429), validation errors (422), or authentication errors (401). Always handle errors in production code:

# Check HTTP status code in response
response=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" \
  -X POST "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/messages" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"to": "+13125550001", "from": "+13125550002", "text": "Hello"}')

http_code=$(echo "$response" | tail -1)
body=$(echo "$response" | sed '$d')

case $http_code in
  2*) echo "Success: $body" ;;
  422) echo "Validation error — check required fields and formats" ;;
  429) echo "Rate limited — retry after delay"; sleep 1 ;;
  401) echo "Authentication failed — check TELNYX_API_KEY" ;;
  *)   echo "Error $http_code: $body" ;;
esac

Common error codes: 401 invalid API key, 403 insufficient permissions, 404 resource not found, 422 validation error (check field formats), 429 rate limited (retry with exponential backoff).

View a list of room compositions.

GET /room_compositions

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_compositions"

Returns: completed_at (date-time), created_at (date-time), download_url (string), duration_secs (integer), ended_at (date-time), format (enum: mp4), id (uuid), record_type (string), resolution (string), room_id (uuid), session_id (uuid), size_mb (float), started_at (date-time), status (enum: completed, enqueued, processing), updated_at (date-time), user_id (uuid), video_layout (object), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)

Create a room composition.

Asynchronously create a room composition.

POST /room_compositions

Optional: format (string), resolution (string), session_id (uuid), video_layout (object), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_compositions"

Returns: completed_at (date-time), created_at (date-time), download_url (string), duration_secs (integer), ended_at (date-time), format (enum: mp4), id (uuid), record_type (string), resolution (string), room_id (uuid), session_id (uuid), size_mb (float), started_at (date-time), status (enum: completed, enqueued, processing), updated_at (date-time), user_id (uuid), video_layout (object), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)

View a room composition.

GET /room_compositions/{room_composition_id}

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_compositions/5219b3af-87c6-4c08-9b58-5a533d893e21"

Returns: completed_at (date-time), created_at (date-time), download_url (string), duration_secs (integer), ended_at (date-time), format (enum: mp4), id (uuid), record_type (string), resolution (string), room_id (uuid), session_id (uuid), size_mb (float), started_at (date-time), status (enum: completed, enqueued, processing), updated_at (date-time), user_id (uuid), video_layout (object), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)

Delete a room composition.

Synchronously delete a room composition.

DELETE /room_compositions/{room_composition_id}

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_compositions/5219b3af-87c6-4c08-9b58-5a533d893e21"

View a list of room participants.

GET /room_participants

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_participants"

Returns: context (string), id (uuid), joined_at (date-time), left_at (date-time), record_type (string), session_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)

View a room participant.

GET /room_participants/{room_participant_id}

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_participants/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0"

Returns: context (string), id (uuid), joined_at (date-time), left_at (date-time), record_type (string), session_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)

View a list of room recordings.

GET /room_recordings

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_recordings"

Returns: codec (string), completed_at (date-time), created_at (date-time), download_url (string), duration_secs (integer), ended_at (date-time), id (uuid), participant_id (uuid), record_type (string), room_id (uuid), session_id (uuid), size_mb (float), started_at (date-time), status (enum: completed, processing), type (enum: audio, video), updated_at (date-time)

Delete several room recordings in a bulk.

DELETE /room_recordings

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_recordings"

Returns: room_recordings (integer)

View a room recording.

GET /room_recordings/{room_recording_id}

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_recordings/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0"

Returns: codec (string), completed_at (date-time), created_at (date-time), download_url (string), duration_secs (integer), ended_at (date-time), id (uuid), participant_id (uuid), record_type (string), room_id (uuid), session_id (uuid), size_mb (float), started_at (date-time), status (enum: completed, processing), type (enum: audio, video), updated_at (date-time)

Delete a room recording.

Synchronously delete a Room Recording.

DELETE /room_recordings/{room_recording_id}

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_recordings/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0"

View a list of room sessions.

GET /room_sessions

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_sessions?include_participants=True"

Returns: active (boolean), created_at (date-time), ended_at (date-time), id (uuid), participants (array[object]), record_type (string), room_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)

View a room session.

GET /room_sessions/{room_session_id}

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_sessions/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0?include_participants=True"

Returns: active (boolean), created_at (date-time), ended_at (date-time), id (uuid), participants (array[object]), record_type (string), room_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)

End a room session.

Note: this will also kick all participants currently present in the room

POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/end

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_sessions/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0/actions/end"

Returns: result (string)

Kick participants from a room session.

POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/kick

Optional: exclude (array[string]), participants (object)

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_sessions/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0/actions/kick"

Returns: result (string)

Mute participants in room session.

POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/mute

Optional: exclude (array[string]), participants (object)

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_sessions/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0/actions/mute"

Returns: result (string)

Unmute participants in room session.

POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/unmute

Optional: exclude (array[string]), participants (object)

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_sessions/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0/actions/unmute"

Returns: result (string)

View a list of room participants.

GET /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/participants

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/room_sessions/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0/participants"

Returns: context (string), id (uuid), joined_at (date-time), left_at (date-time), record_type (string), session_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)

View a list of rooms.

GET /rooms

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/rooms?include_sessions=True"

Returns: active_session_id (uuid), created_at (date-time), enable_recording (boolean), id (uuid), max_participants (integer), record_type (string), sessions (array[object]), unique_name (string), updated_at (date-time), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)

Create a room.

Synchronously create a Room.

POST /rooms

Optional: enable_recording (boolean), max_participants (integer), unique_name (string), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
      "unique_name": "my-meeting-room",
      "max_participants": 10
  }' \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/rooms"

Returns: active_session_id (uuid), created_at (date-time), enable_recording (boolean), id (uuid), max_participants (integer), record_type (string), sessions (array[object]), unique_name (string), updated_at (date-time), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)

View a room.

GET /rooms/{room_id}

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/rooms/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0?include_sessions=True"

Returns: active_session_id (uuid), created_at (date-time), enable_recording (boolean), id (uuid), max_participants (integer), record_type (string), sessions (array[object]), unique_name (string), updated_at (date-time), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)

Update a room.

Synchronously update a Room.

PATCH /rooms/{room_id}

Optional: enable_recording (boolean), max_participants (integer), unique_name (string), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)

curl \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/rooms/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0"

Returns: active_session_id (uuid), created_at (date-time), enable_recording (boolean), id (uuid), max_participants (integer), record_type (string), sessions (array[object]), unique_name (string), updated_at (date-time), webhook_event_failover_url (uri), webhook_event_url (uri), webhook_timeout_secs (integer)

Delete a room.

Synchronously delete a Room. Participants from that room will be kicked out, they won't be able to join that room anymore, and you won't be charged anymore for that room.

DELETE /rooms/{room_id}

curl \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/rooms/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0"

Create Client Token to join a room.

Synchronously create an Client Token to join a Room. Client Token is necessary to join a Telnyx Room. Client Token will expire after token_ttl_secs, a Refresh Token is also provided to refresh a Client Token, the Refresh Token expires after refresh_token_ttl_secs.

POST /rooms/{room_id}/actions/generate_join_client_token

Optional: refresh_token_ttl_secs (integer), token_ttl_secs (integer)

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/rooms/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0/actions/generate_join_client_token"

Returns: refresh_token (string), refresh_token_expires_at (date-time), token (string), token_expires_at (date-time)

Refresh Client Token to join a room.

Synchronously refresh an Client Token to join a Room. Client Token is necessary to join a Telnyx Room. Client Token will expire after token_ttl_secs.

POST /rooms/{room_id}/actions/refresh_client_token — Required: refresh_token

Optional: token_ttl_secs (integer)

curl \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "refresh_token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJ0ZWxueXhfdGVsZXBob255IiwiZXhwIjoxNTkwMDEwMTQzLCJpYXQiOjE1ODc1OTA5NDMsImlzcyI6InRlbG55eF90ZWxlcGhvbnkiLCJqdGkiOiJiOGM3NDgzNy1kODllLTRhNjUtOWNmMi0zNGM3YTZmYTYwYzgiLCJuYmYiOjE1ODc1OTA5NDIsInN1YiI6IjVjN2FjN2QwLWRiNjUtNGYxMS05OGUxLWVlYzBkMWQ1YzZhZSIsInRlbF90b2tlbiI6InJqX1pra1pVT1pNeFpPZk9tTHBFVUIzc2lVN3U2UmpaRmVNOXMtZ2JfeENSNTZXRktGQUppTXlGMlQ2Q0JSbWxoX1N5MGlfbGZ5VDlBSThzRWlmOE1USUlzenl6U2xfYURuRzQ4YU81MHlhSEd1UlNZYlViU1ltOVdJaVEwZz09IiwidHlwIjoiYWNjZXNzIn0.gNEwzTow5MLLPLQENytca7pUN79PmPj6FyqZWW06ZeEmesxYpwKh0xRtA0TzLh6CDYIRHrI8seofOO0YFGDhpQ"
}' \
  "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/rooms/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0/actions/refresh_client_token"

Returns: token (string), token_expires_at (date-time)

View a list of room sessions.

GET /rooms/{room_id}/sessions

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TELNYX_API_KEY" "https://api.telnyx.com/v2/rooms/0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0/sessions?include_participants=True"

Returns: active (boolean), created_at (date-time), ended_at (date-time), id (uuid), participants (array[object]), record_type (string), room_id (uuid), updated_at (date-time)