Create a call server-side with the Stream (getstream.io) Video API and issue a client auth JWT
domain: getstream.io · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Initialize a server-side Stream client with your API key and secret
Generate a user auth token with client.generateUserToken({ user_id, validity_in_seconds }) — an HS256 JWT signed server-side only, carrying user_id and exp (iat recommended)
Create or fetch a call object server-side via client.video.call(callType, callId) (e.g. call type "default")
Call getOrCreate({ ring: true, video: true }) (or the flags relevant to your use case) to actually create the call session
Send the generated user token to the client and initialize the client-side SDK (JS/React/React Native/Flutter/Android/iOS) with it to join the call
Known gotchas
User tokens must be minted server-side with your secret — never embed the API secret in a client-side build
The REST equivalent for call creation is POST https://video.stream-io-api.com/api/v2/video/call/{callType}/{callId}?api_key=... if you're not using a server SDK — the api_key is a query parameter, not a header, on that endpoint
Call-scoped permissions (role, call_cids) can be layered onto the base user token — a bare user_id/exp token alone won't grant call-specific privileges beyond defaults
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