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quaint-daybreak-28499

12/19/2025, 7:29 PM

How to correctly end work after call session in nodejs ?

tall-airline-16756

12/19/2025, 7:29 PM

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tall-airline-16756

12/19/2025, 7:29 PM

Thanks — sounds like you want a concise, correct way to end work after a LiveKit call session in Node.js. Here’s what to do and why. 1) Gracefully disconnect the agent/participant • Call

ctx.shutdown('reason')

to disconnect and allow pending work to finish. This cleanly ends the session from the agent side. 2) Run cleanup logic • Register shutdown callbacks with

ctx.addShutdownCallback(() => { ... })

to persist state, stop timers, close DB connections, free file handles, or remove temp files. 3) (Optional) End the room for everyone • If you want to end the meeting for all participants, call the Room service API to delete the room:

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const roomServiceClient = new RoomServiceClient(
  process.env.LIVEKIT_URL,
  process.env.LIVEKIT_API_KEY,
  process.env.LIVEKIT_API_SECRET,
);
await roomServiceClient.deleteRoom(roomName);

Quick checklist before shutdown: • Stop or release media tracks and streams if you created them. • Flush or save any queued data or logs. • Close network/db connections and cancel timers. If you want, tell me which parts you’re using (agent SDK, participant client, or room service) and I’ll provide a short code example tailored to your setup. Sources: Job lifecycle | LiveKit docs

quaint-daybreak-28499

12/19/2025, 7:30 PM

Is it possible to run code right after await of roomServiceClient.deleteRoom(roomName); ?

tall-airline-16756

12/19/2025, 7:31 PM

Short answer: yes — any code placed after

await roomServiceClient.deleteRoom(roomName);

will run once the delete completes. Example:

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await roomServiceClient.deleteRoom(roomName);
console.log('Room deleted — now running post-delete tasks');
// run cleanup, notify users, close connections, etc.

Notes: • If

deleteRoom

throws, wrap in try/catch to handle errors before running post-delete logic. • If you need to run something regardless of success/failure, use

finally

. • For ordered async work,

await

each step so each completes before the next runs. Want a small example showing try/catch/finally for your exact use case? Sources: Managing rooms | LiveKit docs | Job lifecycle | LiveKit docs

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