---
name: telnyx-video-ruby
description: >-
  Create and manage video rooms for real-time video communication and
  conferencing. This skill provides Ruby SDK examples.
metadata:
  author: telnyx
  product: video
  language: ruby
  generated_by: telnyx-openapi-pipeline
---

<!-- Auto-generated from Telnyx OpenAPI specs. Do not edit. -->

# Telnyx Video - Ruby

## Installation

```bash
gem install telnyx
```

## Setup

```ruby
require "telnyx"

client = Telnyx::Client.new(
  api_key: ENV["TELNYX_API_KEY"], # This is the default and can be omitted
)
```

All examples below assume `client` is already initialized as shown above.

## 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:

```ruby
begin
  result = client.messages.send_(to: "+13125550001", from: "+13125550002", text: "Hello")
rescue Telnyx::Errors::APIConnectionError
  puts "Network error — check connectivity and retry"
rescue Telnyx::Errors::RateLimitError
  # 429: rate limited — wait and retry with exponential backoff
  sleep(1) # Check Retry-After header for actual delay
rescue Telnyx::Errors::APIStatusError => e
  puts "API error #{e.status}: #{e.message}"
  if e.status == 422
    puts "Validation error — check required fields and formats"
  end
end
```

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`

```ruby
page = client.room_compositions.list

puts(page)
```

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)

```ruby
room_composition = client.room_compositions.create

puts(room_composition)
```

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}`

```ruby
room_composition = client.room_compositions.retrieve("5219b3af-87c6-4c08-9b58-5a533d893e21")

puts(room_composition)
```

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}`

```ruby
result = client.room_compositions.delete("5219b3af-87c6-4c08-9b58-5a533d893e21")

puts(result)
```

## View a list of room participants.

`GET /room_participants`

```ruby
page = client.room_participants.list

puts(page)
```

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}`

```ruby
room_participant = client.room_participants.retrieve("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(room_participant)
```

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`

```ruby
page = client.room_recordings.list

puts(page)
```

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`

```ruby
response = client.room_recordings.delete_bulk

puts(response)
```

Returns: `room_recordings` (integer)

## View a room recording.

`GET /room_recordings/{room_recording_id}`

```ruby
room_recording = client.room_recordings.retrieve("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(room_recording)
```

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}`

```ruby
result = client.room_recordings.delete("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(result)
```

## View a list of room sessions.

`GET /room_sessions`

```ruby
page = client.rooms.sessions.list_0

puts(page)
```

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}`

```ruby
session = client.rooms.sessions.retrieve("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(session)
```

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`

```ruby
response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.end_("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(response)
```

Returns: `result` (string)

## Kick participants from a room session.

`POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/kick`

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

```ruby
response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.kick("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(response)
```

Returns: `result` (string)

## Mute participants in room session.

`POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/mute`

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

```ruby
response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.mute("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(response)
```

Returns: `result` (string)

## Unmute participants in room session.

`POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/unmute`

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

```ruby
response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.unmute("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(response)
```

Returns: `result` (string)

## View a list of room participants.

`GET /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/participants`

```ruby
page = client.rooms.sessions.retrieve_participants("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(page)
```

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`

```ruby
page = client.rooms.list

puts(page)
```

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)

```ruby
room = client.rooms.create(unique_name: "my-meeting-room", max_participants: 10)
puts(room)
```

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}`

```ruby
room = client.rooms.retrieve("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(room)
```

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)

```ruby
room = client.rooms.update("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(room)
```

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}`

```ruby
result = client.rooms.delete("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(result)
```

## 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)

```ruby
response = client.rooms.actions.generate_join_client_token("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(response)
```

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)

```ruby
response = client.rooms.actions.refresh_client_token(
  "0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
  refresh_token: "eyJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJ0ZWxueXhfdGVsZXBob255IiwiZXhwIjoxNTkwMDEwMTQzLCJpYXQiOjE1ODc1OTA5NDMsImlzcyI6InRlbG55eF90ZWxlcGhvbnkiLCJqdGkiOiJiOGM3NDgzNy1kODllLTRhNjUtOWNmMi0zNGM3YTZmYTYwYzgiLCJuYmYiOjE1ODc1OTA5NDIsInN1YiI6IjVjN2FjN2QwLWRiNjUtNGYxMS05OGUxLWVlYzBkMWQ1YzZhZSIsInRlbF90b2tlbiI6InJqX1pra1pVT1pNeFpPZk9tTHBFVUIzc2lVN3U2UmpaRmVNOXMtZ2JfeENSNTZXRktGQUppTXlGMlQ2Q0JSbWxoX1N5MGlfbGZ5VDlBSThzRWlmOE1USUlzenl6U2xfYURuRzQ4YU81MHlhSEd1UlNZYlViU1ltOVdJaVEwZz09IiwidHlwIjoiYWNjZXNzIn0.gNEwzTow5MLLPLQENytca7pUN79PmPj6FyqZWW06ZeEmesxYpwKh0xRtA0TzLh6CDYIRHrI8seofOO0YFGDhpQ"
)

puts(response)
```

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

## View a list of room sessions.

`GET /rooms/{room_id}/sessions`

```ruby
page = client.rooms.sessions.list_1("0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0")

puts(page)
```

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)