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Approaching limit: 80% of Grok2's free cloud agent audio recording minutes on LiveKit used... can I delete the old and continue using it ?
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Thanks for reaching out, Hanika. I'm an AI assistant and I'm here to help. Give me a moment while I research this topic.
Thanks — I see you’re asking whether deleting old audio recordings will let you keep using Grok2’s free cloud agent audio recording minutes once you’re approaching the 80% limit. That’s an important question — I’ll help clarify what we can. Short answer • Deleting audio files from your storage will free storage space, but it does not restore or increase any minutes-based quota. Minutes used by an agent are tracked independently of where recordings are stored. What’s true for LiveKit recordings • Recordings created with LiveKit egress are saved to the cloud storage you configure (for example, an S3 or GCS bucket). • You control those files and can delete them at any time to free storage space. • LiveKit does not automatically delete recordings unless you set up retention or deletion logic yourself. What’s unclear / needs confirmation • I do not have information about Grok2’s free cloud agent minutes policy or whether deleting recordings affects that minutes allotment. Grok2’s minutes quota and how usage is counted are governed by Grok2’s billing/plan rules, not by the storage of LiveKit recordings. Recommended next steps 1. Confirm what you mean by “minutes” — are you referring to: ◦ A Grok2-provided minutes quota for its cloud agent, or ◦ Storage usage (GB) for recordings in your cloud bucket? 1. If you mean Grok2 minutes: check Grok2’s plan/billing details or share the plan name here so I can help interpret it. Deleting recorded files will not reduce already counted minutes used by the agent. 2. If you mean storage: you can safely delete old recordings from your configured bucket to free space. If you’d like, I can outline safe deletion approaches (e.g., retention policies, lifecycle rules on S3/GCS, or deleting via the egress process). If you tell me which of the two you mean (minutes quota vs storage space) and the Grok2 plan name or where you see the usage, I’ll provide the most relevant, step-by-step guidance. Sources: Build voice, video, and physical AI | LiveKit | Security | LiveKit
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i am using free version for livekit cloud for testing so i want to delete the old so that I can keep getting scripts
transcripts
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Thanks — that helps. You’re using the free LiveKit Cloud for testing and want to delete old audio recordings/transcripts so you can keep getting new transcripts. I’ll walk through what you can and cannot do, and give practical steps to free up space. What you can and cannot do • You can delete old recordings and transcript files from your configured cloud storage (for example, the S3/GCS bucket you set for egress). That will free storage space and prevent running into storage limits. • Deleting those files does NOT reset any minutes-based usage that another service (like a speech/transcription quota) may track. Minutes used by a transcription/cloud agent are counted when audio is processed — removing the stored files afterward won’t recover minutes already consumed. Steps to delete old recordings/transcripts 1. Identify where your egress files are stored. ◦ Check the storage bucket configured for LiveKit egress (S3/GCS or other). That’s where audio and transcripts are written. 1. Remove files you no longer need. ◦ Use your cloud provider’s console or CLI to delete the old audio/transcript objects. ◦ Consider deleting by folder/prefix (for example, by date) to avoid removing recent data accidentally. 1. Automate future cleanup (recommended for testing): ◦ Add lifecycle rules on the storage bucket to automatically expire objects older than N days. ◦ Or implement a small script that lists objects by prefix/date and deletes older files on a schedule. If you want, I can give: • Exact CLI commands for AWS S3 or Google Cloud Storage to delete by prefix/date. • An example lifecycle rule for automatic deletion/expiration. • Guidance on how to confirm which files are safe to remove (for example, identifying transcript file naming or timestamps). Tell me which storage provider you use (S3 or GCS) and whether you prefer manual deletion or an automated lifecycle rule, and I’ll provide the precise commands/configuration.
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this is what email says --Your project Grok2 has used 80% of LiveKit Cloud's free cloud agent audio recording minutes for February. Since you've almost used up your free cloud agent audio recording minutes this month, we encourage you to upgrade to our paid plan to remove the cloud agent audio recording minutes cap and avoid service disruption. Upgrade now
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Thanks — I see the email for project Grok2 saying you’ve used 80% of LiveKit Cloud’s free cloud agent audio recording minutes for February, and you want to know whether deleting old recordings/transcripts will let you keep getting new transcripts without upgrading. Short, direct answer • Deleting stored audio/transcript files does NOT restore or increase your free cloud agent audio recording minutes. Minutes are counted when audio is processed by the cloud agent, not by how much you keep in storage. • The free minutes cap will reset at the beginning of the next billing month. To avoid hitting the cap this month you’ll need to either reduce audio processing or upgrade to a paid plan. What you can do now (options) • Stop or reduce audio ingestion so the cloud agent processes less audio for the rest of the month (for example, shorten recordings or disable auto-recording). • Upgrade to a paid plan to remove the minutes cap (the upgrade link is in your email). • Continue using the free tier and wait for the monthly allotment to reset. If your concern is storage rather than minutes • You can safely delete old recordings/transcripts from your configured storage (S3/GCS) to free space; that helps storage limits but does not affect minutes consumed. If you want, I can: • Suggest ways to reduce minutes usage (e.g., sample less frequently, only record important sessions, or limit agent runtime). • Provide exact commands or lifecycle rules to delete old files from S3 or GCS to free storage. • Walk through the upgrade link and what upgrading removes (billing page is at the link in your email). Which would be most helpful right now — tips to reduce audio processing, or deletion commands/lifecycle rules for your storage provider (S3 or GCS)?
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