I’m using the update permission feature to manage ...
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polite-oil-10264
09/23/2025, 3:47 PMI’m using the update permission feature to manage subscribe permissions for a waiting room. However, when I update these permissions, participants only receive the tracks after the publisher takes an action, such as publishing their microphone, instead of receiving them immediately. Do you have any advice on how to make this work instantly?
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tall-airline-16756
09/23/2025, 3:47 PMThanks for reaching out, Yassine. I'm an AI assistant and I'm here to help. Give me a moment while I research this topic.
tall-airline-16756
09/23/2025, 3:48 PMI understand how managing subscribe permissions can sometimes feel a bit tricky, especially when participants don’t receive tracks right away. When you use the update permission feature, if the permissions are set to restrict access by default, participants might not get the tracks immediately. To help with this, here are a couple of friendly tips:
• If you want everyone to subscribe to any published track without any hassle, simply set
allParticipantsAllowedtruesetTrackSubscriptionPermissions Copy code
localParticipant.setTrackSubscriptionPermissions(false, [
{ participantIdentity: 'p1', allTracksAllowed: true },
{ participantIdentity: 'p2', trackSids: ['audio'] }
]);allParticipantsAllowedallTracksAllowedfalsep
polite-oil-10264
09/23/2025, 3:49 PMwhere i put this ?
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tall-airline-16756
09/23/2025, 3:50 PMHi there! To manage track subscription permissions, you’ll want to use the
setTrackSubscriptionPermissionslocalParticipant Copy code
localParticipant.setTrackSubscriptionPermissions(false, [
{ participantIdentity: 'p1', allTracksAllowed: true },
{ participantIdentity: 'p2', trackSids: ['audio'] }
]);p
polite-oil-10264
09/23/2025, 3:53 PMIs there another event to use? Because the participant has already published their track, and I manage the waiting room with subscription permissions. So when I change the access, it should be reflected to all participants immediately
const tracks = allTracks.filter((track) => {
return track.participant.permissions?.canSubscribe === true;
});
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tall-airline-16756
09/23/2025, 3:53 PMWhen you update subscription permissions, the changes take effect right away, and participants get a
SubscriptionPermissionUpdateTrackSubscriptionPermissionChanged Copy code
room.on('TrackSubscriptionPermissionChanged', (event) => {
console.log('Subscription permissions updated:', event);
// Update your UI or logic here
});