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
)

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")
except telnyx.RateLimitError:
    # 429: rate limited — wait and retry with exponential backoff
    import time
    time.sleep(1)  # Check Retry-After header for actual delay
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")

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

DELETE /room_recordings

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

Returns: room_recordings (integer)

View a room recording.

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 delete a Room Recording.

DELETE /room_recordings/{room_recording_id}

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

View a list of room sessions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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)

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.

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 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)

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.

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)