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/
room
/
{id}
/
user
Go
package main

import(
	livepeergo "github.com/livepeer/livepeer-go"
	"context"
	"github.com/livepeer/livepeer-go/models/components"
	"log"
)

func main() {
    s := livepeergo.New(
        livepeergo.WithSecurity("<YOUR_BEARER_TOKEN_HERE>"),
    )

    ctx := context.Background()
    res, err := s.Room.CreateUser(ctx, "<id>", components.RoomUserPayload{
        Name: "name",
        CanPublish: livepeergo.Bool(true),
        CanPublishData: livepeergo.Bool(true),
    })
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    if res.RoomUserResponse != nil {
        // handle response
    }
}
{
  "id": "d32ae9e6-c459-4931-9898-e86e2f5e7e16",
  "joinUrl": "https://meet.livepeer.chat",
  "token": "token"
}

​
Create Room User

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

​
id
string
required

Body

application/json
​
name
string
required

Display name

Example:

"name"

​
canPublish
boolean

Whether a user is allowed to publish audio/video tracks

Example:

true

​
canPublishData
boolean

Whether a user is allowed to publish data messages to the room

Example:

true

​
metadata
string

User defined payload to store for the participant

Response

Success

​
id
string

The ID of the user

Example:

"d32ae9e6-c459-4931-9898-e86e2f5e7e16"

​
joinUrl
string

Joining URL - use this for Livepeer's default meeting app (see the multiparticipant streaming guide for more info).

Example:

"https://meet.livepeer.chat"

​
token
string

Joining JWT - this can be used if you have a custom meeting app (see the multiparticipant streaming guide for more info).

Example:

"token"

Last modified on February 24, 2026