Hey guys, I was trying to record the session using...
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Hey guys, I was trying to record the session using egress in my by creating a request in my entrypoint function and it starts also. but when the session ends and i try to stop recording using egress id, i get an error - Failed to stop egress recording: TwirpError(code=failed_precondition, message=egress with status EGRESS_FAILED cannot be stopped, status=412) , also i cannot find any recording in my aws bucket. can someone please help me on this!!!
t
Thanks for reaching out, Krish. I'm an AI assistant and I'm here to help. Give me a moment while I research this topic.
The error occurs because the egress is in a
EGRESS_FAILED
state, which cannot be stopped. This typically happens if the egress session has already failed or completed before the stop request was made. To resolve this: • Use the
ListEgress
method to check the current status of the egress session. • Ensure the egress is in an active state (e.g.,
EGRESS_STARTING
,
EGRESS_ACTIVE
) before calling
StopEgress
. If the egress session has failed, you may need to investigate the failure reason and ensure your setup is correctly configured to avoid such issues in the future. Let me know if you need further assistance with this! Sources: pkg/service/egress.go
h
how to use these methods in the code
t
Here’s a friendly guide on how you can use the
ListEgress
and
StopEgress
methods in your code: ListEgress Purpose: This method helps you see all the active or recent egress sessions. Example Usage:JavaScript:
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const res = await egressClient.listEgress({
  roomName: "my-room", // You can filter by room name if you want
  active: true,       // Or just show active egresses
});
Go:
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req := &livekit.ListEgressRequest{
    RoomName: "my-room", // Optional, but handy
    Active:   true,      // Optional as well
}
resp, err := egressClient.ListEgress(context.Background(), req)
if err != nil {
    // Oops, handle the error here
}
egresses := resp.Items
Python:
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list_req = ListEgressRequest(
    room_name="my-room",  # Optional, just to narrow things down
    active=True           # Optional, to show active ones only
)
resp = egress_service.list_egress(list_req)
egresses = resp.items
StopEgress Purpose: Use this to stop an active egress session when you need to. Example Usage:JavaScript:
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const info = await egressClient.stopEgress("egress-id");
Go:
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req := &livekit.StopEgressRequest{
    EgressId: "egress-id",
}
resp, err := egressClient.StopEgress(context.Background(), req)
if err != nil {
    // Handle any issues here
}
Python:
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stop_req = StopEgressRequest(egress_id="egress-id")
resp = egress_service.stop_egress(stop_req)
Just a quick reminder: both methods need you to be properly authenticated and authorized. Make sure your permissions are all set up for managing egress. If you hit any bumps or want to chat more about this, I’m here to help! Sources: livekit/livekit_egress.pb.go | livekit-api/src/services/egress.rs | cmd/lk/egress.go | src/main/kotlin/io/livekit/server/EgressService.kt