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: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.livekit.io/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com