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Telnyx Video - Python

Installation

pip install telnyx

Setup

import os
from telnyx import Telnyx

client = Telnyx(
    api_key=os.environ.get("TELNYX_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
    public_key=os.environ.get("TELNYX_PUBLIC_KEY"),  # Required for client.webhooks.unwrap() (webhook verification)
)

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:

import telnyx

try:
    result = client.messages.send(to="+13125550001", from_="+13125550002", text="Hello")
except telnyx.APIConnectionError:
    print("Network error — check connectivity and retry")
    raise
except telnyx.RateLimitError:
    # 429: rate limited — wait, then retry the request (bounded exponential backoff)
    import time
    time.sleep(1)  # Check Retry-After header for actual delay
    # ...retry the call here (give up after a few attempts); otherwise re-raise:
    raise
except telnyx.APIStatusError as e:
    print(f"API error {e.status_code}: {e.message}")
    if e.status_code == 422:
        print("Validation error — check required fields and formats")
    raise  # A failed request must never look like success to the caller

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.

Returns a paginated list of room compositions. Filter compositions by creation date, room session, or processing status.

GET /room_compositions

page = client.room_compositions.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

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)

room_composition = client.room_compositions.create()
print(room_composition.data)

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.

Returns the composition identified by room_composition_id, including its room and session, processing status, media details, video layout, lifecycle timestamps, and download URL.

GET /room_compositions/{room_composition_id}

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

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}

client.room_compositions.delete(
    "5219b3af-87c6-4c08-9b58-5a533d893e21",
)

View a list of room participants.

Returns a paginated list of room participants across sessions. Filter participants by session, join, update, or leave date and by participant context.

GET /room_participants

page = client.room_participants.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

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.

Returns the participant identified by room_participant_id, including its session, context, and join, update, and leave timestamps.

GET /room_participants/{room_participant_id}

room_participant = client.room_participants.retrieve(
    "0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
print(room_participant.data)

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.

Returns a paginated list of room recordings. Filter recordings by room, session, participant, recording type, status, duration, or start and end dates.

GET /room_recordings

page = client.room_recordings.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

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.

Deletes the room recordings that match the supplied filters and returns the number of recordings affected. Filters support room, session, participant, recording type, status, duration, and start or end dates.

DELETE /room_recordings

response = client.room_recordings.delete_bulk()
print(response.data)

Returns: room_recordings (integer)

View a room recording.

Returns the recording identified by room_recording_id, including its room, session, participant, status, media details, lifecycle timestamps, and download URL.

GET /room_recordings/{room_recording_id}

room_recording = client.room_recordings.retrieve(
    "0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
print(room_recording.data)

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 deletes the specified video room recording. The recording's media is removed permanently.

DELETE /room_recordings/{room_recording_id}

client.room_recordings.delete(
    "0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)

View a list of room sessions.

Returns a paginated list of room sessions across the account. Filter sessions by room, creation, update, or end date and active status, and use include_participants to include participant records.

GET /room_sessions

page = client.rooms.sessions.list_0()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

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.

Returns the room session identified by room_session_id, including its room, active status, and lifecycle timestamps. Use include_participants to include its participant records.

GET /room_sessions/{room_session_id}

session = client.rooms.sessions.retrieve(
    room_session_id="0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
print(session.data)

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

response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.end(
    "0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
print(response.data)

Returns: result (string)

Kick participants from a room session.

Removes the selected participants from the specified room session. Apply the action to a list of participant IDs or to all, with optional participant IDs excluded from the action.

POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/kick

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

response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.kick(
    room_session_id="0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
print(response.data)

Returns: result (string)

Mute participants in room session.

Mutes the selected participants in the specified room session. Apply the action to a list of participant IDs or to all, with optional participant IDs excluded from the action.

POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/mute

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

response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.mute(
    room_session_id="0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
print(response.data)

Returns: result (string)

Unmute participants in room session.

Unmutes the selected participants in the specified room session. Apply the action to a list of participant IDs or to all, with optional participant IDs excluded from the action.

POST /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/actions/unmute

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

response = client.rooms.sessions.actions.unmute(
    room_session_id="0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
print(response.data)

Returns: result (string)

View a list of room participants.

Returns a paginated list of participants for the specified room session. Filter participants by join, update, or leave date and by participant context.

GET /room_sessions/{room_session_id}/participants

page = client.rooms.sessions.retrieve_participants(
    room_session_id="0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

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.

Returns a paginated list of rooms. Filter the results by creation or update date and unique name, and use include_sessions to include each room’s sessions.

GET /rooms

page = client.rooms.list()
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

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 creates a new video room with the provided configuration and returns the created 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)

room = client.rooms.create(
    unique_name="my-meeting-room",
    max_participants=10,
)
print(room.data)

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.

Returns the room identified by room_id, including its participant limit, recording and webhook configuration, and active session identifier. Use include_sessions to include its sessions.

GET /rooms/{room_id}

room = client.rooms.retrieve(
    room_id="0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
print(room.data)

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 updates the specified video room's configuration and returns the updated 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)

room = client.rooms.update(
    room_id="0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
print(room.data)

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}

client.rooms.delete(
    "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)

response = client.rooms.actions.generate_join_client_token(
    room_id="0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
print(response.data)

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)

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

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

View a list of room sessions.

Returns a paginated list of sessions for the specified room. Filter sessions by creation, update, or end date and active status, and use include_participants to include participant records.

GET /rooms/{room_id}/sessions

page = client.rooms.sessions.list_1(
    room_id="0ccc7b54-4df3-4bca-a65a-3da1ecc777f0",
)
page = page.data[0]
print(page.id)

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)