How long are the LiveKit tokens valid?
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How long are the LiveKit tokens valid?
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Thanks — regarding how long LiveKit tokens are valid: • Token validity is set by the JWT
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claim (a Unix timestamp). That determines when a token becomes invalid. • Typical TTLs range from about 10 minutes to 1 hour, but you can set any expiry you need when generating the token. • Token expiry is checked at connect time. Once a participant is connected, LiveKit can refresh tokens to maintain the session. • Also watch
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(not before) and avoid zero/negative TTLs (those expire immediately). If you’d like, tell me how you’re generating tokens (language or SDK) and the TTL you want — I can show the exact code snippet to set
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. Sources: server-sdk-kotlin | livekit/livekit_composite | DeepWiki | Troubleshooting 401 Unauthorized and Token Errors | LiveKit, with interactive elements