Create and configure a video/audio room using the Daily.co REST API

domain: docs.daily.co · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Authenticate REST calls with an Authorization header containing a Daily API key
  2. POST to https://api.daily.co/v1/rooms with name, privacy, and a properties object to create the room
  3. Set properties such as exp (expiration unix timestamp) and nbf (not-before unix timestamp) to control the join window
  4. Confirm the room name only uses allowed characters (ascii letters, numbers, dash, underscore)
  5. Respect the documented rate limit (20 requests/sec, or 100 requests per 5-second window) for room create/list/delete calls

Known gotchas

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