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Date Published
Author
Kwindla Kramer
Word count
893
Language
English
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None

Summary

With the Daily.co API, you can enable recording for any video call, but it doesn't support cloud transcoding or adaptive streaming directly. Instead, users are suggested to use Mux Video APIs for these features. The Daily.co recording feature is designed to be simple and affordable, allowing users to record calls locally or in the cloud, with pricing based on minutes used. Local recording is free, while cloud recording charges per minute. Users can send recordings to Mux using a single API call, which then transcodes and turns the video into a MUX asset that can be played back on any platform. The Daily.co team uses the HTML MediaRecorder API for in-browser recording, with limitations including only supporting desktop Chrome and requiring sufficient CPU and network resources. Mux's solution is used to overcome these limitations, enabling streaming, playback, and transcoding with a simple API and cloud infrastructure.