Mute Audio-Video Stream: Web SDK – Video API

In case you need to mute Audio or turn off video of your own published Media Stream, you may use APIs to do so. Similary, using API Call, you can unmute Audio or turn on Video on Media Stream again.

Table of Contents

• Mute / Unmute Audio in a Stream
• Mute / Unmute Video in a Stream

Mute / Unmute Audio in a Stream

The EnxStream.muteAudio() and EnxStream.unmuteAudio() methods allow you to mute and unmute the audio track of a Local Stream.

Methods:

• To mute Audio track of Local Stream:
  • EnxStream.muteAudio(Callback) – No Parameter required.
• To unmute Audio track of Local Stream:
  • EnxStream.unmuteAudio(Callback) – No Parameter required.

Event Notifications:

• user-audio-muted – Notification to everyone in the Room when a user mutes self Audio.
• user-audio-unmuted – Notification to everyone in the Room when a user unmutes self Audio.

localStream.muteAudio( function(res) {   
      // Audio muted. Handle UI here
});
     
localStream.unmuteAudio( function(res) {    
     // Audio unmuted. Handle UI here
});

// Notification to others when a user muted audio
room.addEventListener("user-audio-muted", function (event) {
     // Handle UI here
});

// Notification to others when a user muted audio
room.addEventListener("user-audio-unmuted", function (event) {
     // Handle UI here
});

Error Codes / Exceptions

Code	Description
1140	Repeated API call made while a previous mute request is in process.
1176	The right to control media devices by the Moderator.
1191	Stream Track has ended. User must rejoin to restore Audio.

Mute / Unmute Video in a Stream

The EnxStream.muteVideo() and EnxStream.unmuteVideo() methods allow you to mute and unmute the video track of a Local Stream.

Methods:

• Notification to everyone in the Room when a user mutes self Video.
  • EnxStream.muteVideo(Callback) – No Parameter required.
• Notification to everyone in the Room when a user unmutes self Video.
  • EnxStream.unmuteVideo(Callback) – No Parameter required.

Event Notifications:

• user-video-muted – Notification to everyone in the Room when a user mutes self Video.
• user-video-unmuted – Notification to everyone in the Room when a user unmutes self Video.

localStream.muteVideo( function(res) {   
      // Video muted. Handle UI here
});
     
localStream.unmuteVideo( function(res) {    
     // Video unmuted. Handle UI here
});

// Notification to others when a user muted video
room.addEventListener("user-video-muted", function (event) {
     // Handle UI here
});

// Notification to others when a user muted video
room.addEventListener("user-video-unmuted", function (event) {
     // Handle UI here
});

Error Codes / Exceptions

Code	Description
1140	Repeated method call made while a previous unmute request is in process.
1176	The right to control media devices by the Moderator.

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