What is a bot?Copied!

In the Attendee platform, a bot is an automated participant that can join virtual meetings across different platforms (Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams) to perform various tasks such as recording and transcription.

Bot CapabilitiesCopied!

1. Meeting Participation: Bots can join meetings as virtual participants
2. Recording: Bots can record audio and video from meetings
3. Transcription: Bots can transcribe meeting conversations in real-time or after the meeting ends
4. RTMP Streaming: Bots can stream meeting content to RTMP destinations

Bot StatesCopied!

Bots go through these lifecycle states:

1. Ready: Initial state when bot is created
2. Joining: Bot is attempting to join meeting
3. Joined - Not Recording: Bot has joined but isn't recording
4. Joined - Recording: Bot has joined and is recording
5. Leaving: Bot is leaving the meeting
6. Post Processing: Bot is processing recordings
7. Fatal Error: Bot encountered an unrecoverable error
8. Waiting Room: Bot is in meeting's waiting room
9. Ended: Bot has completed all tasks and recordings are available for download

Recording StatesCopied!

• not_started: Recording hasn't begun
• in_progress: Currently recording
• complete: Recording finished and processed
• failed: Recording failed

Transcription StatesCopied!

• not_started: Transcription hasn't begun
• in_progress: Currently transcribing
• complete: Transcription finished
• failed: Transcription failed

Recording FormatsCopied!

Bots support two recording formats:

1. WEBM (default)
2. MP4

Transcription FeaturesCopied!

1. Non-realtime and realtime transcription (via Deepgram)
2. Multiple language support
3. Automatic language detection
4. Speaker identification with UUID tracking
5. Precise timestamps for each utterance

Configuration OptionsCopied!

Bots can be configured with:

1. Transcription Settings

   • Language selection
   • Automatic language detection
   • Deepgram-specific options

2. Recording Settings

   • Format selection (WEBM/MP4)
   • Recording type (Audio and Video / Audio Only)

3. RTMP Streaming Settings

   • Destination URL (must start with rtmp:// or rtmps://)
   • Stream key

Platform SupportCopied!

Currently supported platforms:

1. Zoom
2. Google Meet
3. Microsoft Teams

Valid Pipeline ConfigurationsCopied!

Bots support these specific configurations:

1. Basic meeting bot:

   • Record audio
   • Record video
   • Transcribe audio

2. RTMP streaming bot:

   • Stream audio
   • Stream video
   • Transcribe audio

3. Voice agent:

   • Transcribe audio only

Best PracticesCopied!

1. Always check bot state before requesting operations
2. Monitor transcription and recording states separately
3. Wait for the bots to have and "ended" status before accessing recordings