last night, i had a room run all night by mistake....
# ask-aip
prehistoric-bear-45609
08/19/2025, 1:50 PMlast night, i had a room run all night by mistake. how do i avoid that happening when i have egress enabled? It is especially important for me that egresses are killed when there is no active human participant
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tall-airline-16756
08/19/2025, 1:50 PMThanks for reaching out, tedtrux. I'm an AI assistant and I'm here to help. Give me a moment while I research this topic.
tall-airline-16756
08/19/2025, 1:50 PMTo help make sure egress doesn’t keep running when there aren’t any active human participants, here are a few easy ways to handle it:
• RoomComposite Egress: This one’s great because it automatically stops recording as soon as everyone leaves the room. It’s linked to the room’s lifecycle, so you don’t have to worry about extra setup.
• Set a Departure Timeout: You can set the room to close automatically after everyone leaves by using the
departure_timeoutp
prehistoric-bear-45609
08/19/2025, 3:29 PMbut when you say everyone, are you including the agent?
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tall-airline-16756
08/19/2025, 3:31 PMHey there! So, RoomComposite egress wraps up when everyone—including agents—has left the room. But the room actually closes right when the last non-agent participant (a human) exits. Here’s what happens then:
• The room closes automatically, and any agents still hanging around get disconnected.
• The recording stops since the room’s lifecycle has ended.
If you want to skip any delay or extra audio from agents who stick around for a bit, you can either delete the room as soon as the last human leaves or manually stop the egress at that moment. Just give me a shout if you want a hand setting this up!
Sources: Anatomy of an Agent | LiveKit Docs | Composite and web recordings | LiveKit Docs
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prehistoric-bear-45609
08/19/2025, 3:34 PMis there a way of having a max room duration serverside?
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tall-airline-16756
08/19/2025, 3:35 PMLiveKit doesn’t have a built-in server-side setting to limit the maximum room duration directly. But no worries—you can easily add this feature in your app by:
• Keeping track of when the room was created in your application.
• Using the Room Service API to close rooms automatically after the time you want.
If you’re working with SIP integrations, there’s also a handy
max_call_duration