Vonage Video API Sessions API

Create sessions and manage connections.

OpenAPI Specification

vonage-video-sessions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Vonage Video Archives Sessions API
  description: REST API for the Vonage Video platform (formerly OpenTok / TokBox). The Vonage Video Cloud creates and manages real-time video sessions and provides advanced server-side features including archiving (recording), live streaming broadcasts, signaling, moderation, SIP interconnect, live captions, and the Experience Composer render service. Requests are authenticated with a JWT Bearer token generated from your Vonage application credentials.
  termsOfService: https://www.vonage.com/legal/communications-apis/terms-of-use/
  contact:
    name: Vonage Video API Support
    url: https://api.support.vonage.com/hc/en-us
  version: '2.0'
servers:
- url: https://video.api.vonage.com/v2
  description: Vonage Video Cloud REST API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Sessions
  description: Create sessions and manage connections.
paths:
  /session/create:
    post:
      operationId: createSession
      tags:
      - Sessions
      summary: Create a session
      description: Creates a new Vonage Video session and returns its session ID. The session ID is then used by clients and by other REST operations.
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateSessionRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Session created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Session'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
  /project/{applicationId}/session/{sessionId}/connection:
    get:
      operationId: listConnections
      tags:
      - Sessions
      summary: List active connections in a session
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApplicationId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SessionId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of active connections.
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
  /project/{applicationId}/session/{sessionId}/migrate:
    post:
      operationId: migrateSession
      tags:
      - Sessions
      summary: Migrate a session to a different media region
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApplicationId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SessionId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Migration initiated.
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
components:
  parameters:
    ApplicationId:
      name: applicationId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Vonage application ID (formerly OpenTok API key).
      schema:
        type: string
    SessionId:
      name: sessionId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    Session:
      type: object
      properties:
        session_id:
          type: string
        application_id:
          type: string
        create_dt:
          type: string
        media_server_url:
          type: string
    CreateSessionRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        archiveMode:
          type: string
          enum:
          - manual
          - always
          default: manual
        location:
          type: string
          description: IP address used to choose the session media region.
        p2p.preference:
          type: string
          enum:
          - enabled
          - disabled
          description: Whether the session uses relayed (routed) or peer-to-peer media.
        e2ee:
          type: boolean
          description: Enable end-to-end encryption for the session.
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: Authentication failed or the JWT is invalid.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: A JWT generated from your Vonage application's private key and application ID, sent in the Authorization header.