LiveKit

aid: livekit
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/livekit/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: LiveKit
kind: company
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Realtime
  - WebRTC
  - Audio
  - Video
  - Open Source
  - AI Agents
  - Voice
  - Cloud
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-29'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: >-
  LiveKit is an open-source WebRTC platform with a managed Cloud offering. APIs cover Rooms,
  Participants, Tracks, Egress (recording, RTMP), Ingress (RTMP/SRT), SIP (telephony), and
  Agents (LLM voice agents). The server APIs use Twirp (HTTP+Protobuf); SDKs are available for
  major languages and frameworks. Authentication via JWT room tokens.
apis:
  - aid: livekit:room-service-api
    name: LiveKit RoomService API
    tags:
      - WebRTC
      - Rooms
      - Participants
      - Tracks
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    baseURL: https://your-project.livekit.cloud
    humanURL: https://docs.livekit.io/reference/server-apis/
    description: Server-side Twirp API for managing rooms, participants, tracks, mute/unmute, and metadata.
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.livekit.io/reference/server-apis/
      - type: GitHub
        url: https://github.com/livekit/protocol
    x-features:
      - Twirp + Protobuf
      - Manage rooms and participants
      - Mute / track operations
    x-use-cases:
      - Video conferencing
      - Voice apps
  - aid: livekit:egress-api
    name: LiveKit Egress API
    tags:
      - Recording
      - RTMP
      - HLS
      - Streaming
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    baseURL: https://your-project.livekit.cloud
    humanURL: https://docs.livekit.io/home/egress/overview/
    description: Record rooms or stream them to RTMP / HLS endpoints; output to S3, GCS, Azure Blob.
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.livekit.io/home/egress/overview/
    x-features:
      - Composite or track-level recording
      - RTMP / HLS streaming
      - S3 / GCS / Azure Blob outputs
    x-use-cases:
      - Session recordings
      - Live streaming to social platforms
  - aid: livekit:ingress-api
    name: LiveKit Ingress API
    tags:
      - RTMP
      - SRT
      - Whip
      - Ingress
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    baseURL: https://your-project.livekit.cloud
    humanURL: https://docs.livekit.io/home/ingress/overview/
    description: Pull RTMP, SRT, or WHIP streams into LiveKit rooms.
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.livekit.io/home/ingress/overview/
    x-features:
      - RTMP, SRT, WHIP ingress
      - Bring external streams into a room
    x-use-cases:
      - OBS / studio software live streaming
      - Multi-source production
  - aid: livekit:sip-api
    name: LiveKit SIP (Telephony) API
    tags:
      - SIP
      - Telephony
      - PSTN
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    baseURL: https://your-project.livekit.cloud
    humanURL: https://docs.livekit.io/home/sip/overview/
    description: SIP integration for inbound and outbound PSTN calls bridged into LiveKit rooms.
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.livekit.io/home/sip/overview/
    x-features:
      - Inbound and outbound SIP
      - PSTN bridging
      - DTMF passthrough
    x-use-cases:
      - Phone-to-app voice
      - Conference dial-in
  - aid: livekit:signaling-api
    name: LiveKit Signaling Protocol (WebSocket)
    tags:
      - WebSocket
      - Signaling
      - WebRTC
      - Protobuf
      - AsyncAPI
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    baseURL: wss://your-project.livekit.cloud/rtc
    humanURL: https://docs.livekit.io/reference/internals/client-protocol/
    description: >-
      Bi-directional WebSocket signaling protocol used by LiveKit clients to coordinate
      WebRTC sessions with the SFU. Clients send `SignalRequest` protobuf messages and
      receive `SignalResponse` protobuf messages over a single `/rtc` WebSocket connection.
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.livekit.io/reference/internals/client-protocol/
      - type: GitHub
        url: https://github.com/livekit/protocol
      - type: AsyncAPI
        url: asyncapi/livekit-asyncapi.yml
    x-features:
      - WebSocket signaling at /rtc
      - Protocol Buffers (SignalRequest / SignalResponse)
      - Trickle ICE, simulcast, subscription management
      - Data tracks and reliable / lossy data packets
    x-use-cases:
      - LiveKit client SDK implementations
      - Custom signaling clients / agents
      - Protocol-level observability and testing
  - aid: livekit:agents-api
    name: LiveKit Agents API
    tags:
      - AI
      - Voice Agents
      - LLM
      - STT
      - TTS
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    baseURL: https://your-project.livekit.cloud
    humanURL: https://docs.livekit.io/agents/
    description: Framework and runtime for voice / multimodal AI agents that join LiveKit rooms; integrates with LLM, STT, and TTS providers.
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.livekit.io/agents/
    x-features:
      - Voice / multimodal agents
      - LLM / STT / TTS plugin model
      - Cloud-managed agent deployment
    x-use-cases:
      - AI voice assistants
      - Customer support voice agents
common:
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/livekitco
  - type: Portal
    url: https://livekit.io/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.livekit.io/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://livekit.io/pricing
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/livekit
  - type: License
    url: https://github.com/livekit/livekit/blob/master/LICENSE
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/livekit-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/livekit-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/livekit-finops.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: https://docs.livekit.io/llms.txt
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com