# Setting resolution for recording **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues with deployment\ **Tags:** v2\ **Created:** [November 12, 2020, 7:34am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/setting-resolution-for-recording/2252 "2020-11-12T07:34:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deepak\_hegde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@deepak\_hegde](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/deepak_hegde)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 7:34am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/setting-resolution-for-recording/2252/1 "2020-11-12T07:34:56Z")
How can I set the resolution of the recording without effecting the resolution while streaming? I have used recordingMode as ALWAYS. ---
**Author:** ![cruizba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/cruizba/32/18_2.png) [@cruizba](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/cruizba)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/setting-resolution-for-recording/2252/2 "2020-11-13T12:12:07Z")
You can use a different resoulition if you’re using `COMPOSED` recording in the `resolution` body parameter of the recoding API call `/api/recordings/start`: [https://docs.openvidu.io/en/stable/reference-docs/REST-API/#post-apirecordingsstart](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/stable/reference-docs/REST-API/#post-apirecordingsstart) If you’re using Node or Java Client this section would be usefull too to check: [https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.15.0/advanced-features/recording/#2-configure-your-sessions-to-be-recorded](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.15.0/advanced-features/recording/#2-configure-your-sessions-to-be-recorded) ---
**Author:** ![deepak\_hegde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@deepak\_hegde](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/deepak_hegde)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/setting-resolution-for-recording/2252/3 "2020-11-13T12:27:21Z")
Hi Cruizba, I am following [https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.15.0/deployment/deploying-on-premises/](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.15.0/deployment/deploying-on-premises/) and [https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.15.0/developing/](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.15.0/developing/) Is there any way I can set recording resolution in openvidu-call-back or openvidu-call-front application? I have used recordingMode as ALWAYS. ---
**Author:** ![cruizba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/cruizba/32/18_2.png) [@cruizba](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/cruizba)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/setting-resolution-for-recording/2252/4 "2020-11-13T12:44:23Z")
Ok so if I understand you correctly what you did is to modify openvidu-call-back to start sessions with `recordingMode: ALWAYS` In this case it is not possible to set resolution. But you can do this: In your openvidu-call-back endpoint where the sessions are created: 1. Create a session with recordingMode: ALWAYS 2. Check if the session is recording: [https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.15.0/reference-docs/REST-API/#get-apirecordingsltrecording\_idgt](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.15.0/reference-docs/REST-API/#get-apirecordingsltrecording_idgt) 3. If it is not recording, start the recording with custom properties: [https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.15.0/reference-docs/REST-API/#post-apirecordingsstart](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.15.0/reference-docs/REST-API/#post-apirecordingsstart). If it is recording, do nothing. Recordings will be stopped automatically when no user is streaming in 120 seconds. TLDR: This is not implemented. You need to manage your recordings in your openvidu-call-back with some logic that “autostart” recordings with http requests instead of let OpenVidu manage recordings. You’re always free to do a “Request for enhacement” and we can consider implement this: [https://openvidu.discourse.group/c/request-for-feature/11](https://openvidu.discourse.group/c/request-for-feature/11) ---
**Author:** ![deepak\_hegde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@deepak\_hegde](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/deepak_hegde)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/setting-resolution-for-recording/2252/5 "2021-01-19T06:28:46Z")
Hi, I do not want to keep a check of session has started or not, whenever call starts recording must start. Where can I trigger the recording manual recording? Can you let me know the file and function where I can put the REST api request to always start recording? ---
**Author:** ![cruizba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/cruizba/32/18_2.png) [@cruizba](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/cruizba)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 10:19am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/setting-resolution-for-recording/2252/6 "2021-01-19T10:19:46Z")
With custom resolution, it is not possible right now. The `recodingMode: ALWAYS` don’t accept custom properties. ---
**Author:** ![deepak\_hegde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@deepak\_hegde](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/deepak_hegde)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/setting-resolution-for-recording/2252/7 "2021-01-19T10:21:11Z")
With recodingMode: MANUAL, how can I trigger the video when session is initiated? which fucntion I can put my REST api to start the recording? If I call the recording api in createSession function inside OpenviduService file. it gives me 406 error. In callController.ts also same issue. Find logs below: socketPath: undefined, method: ‘POST’, insecureHTTPParser: undefined, path: ‘/api/recordings/start’, \_ended: true, res: IncomingMessage { \_readableState: [ReadableState], readable: false, \_events: [Object: null prototype], \_eventsCount: 3, \_maxListeners: undefined, socket: [TLSSocket], connection: [TLSSocket], httpVersionMajor: 1, httpVersionMinor: 1, httpVersion: ‘1.1’, complete: true, headers: [Object], rawHeaders: [Array], trailers: {}, rawTrailers: [], aborted: false, upgrade: false, url: ‘’, method: null, statusCode: 406, statusMessage: ‘’, client: [TLSSocket], \_consuming: false, \_dumped: false, req: [Circular], responseUrl: ‘https://**.com:4443/api/recordings/start’, redirects: [], [Symbol(kCapture)]: false }, aborted: false, timeoutCb: null, upgradeOrConnect: false, parser: null, maxHeadersCount: null, reusedSocket: false, host: '.com’, protocol: ‘https:’, \_redirectable: Writable { \_writableState: [WritableState], writable: true, \_events: [Object: null prototype], \_eventsCount: 2, \_maxListeners: undefined, \_options: [Object], \_ended: true, \_ending: true, \_redirectCount: 0, \_redirects: [], \_requestBodyLength: 412, \_requestBodyBuffers: [], \_onNativeResponse: [Function], \_currentRequest: [Circular], \_currentUrl: 'https:// **_**.com:4443/api/recordings/start’, [Symbol(kCapture)]: false }, [Symbol(kCapture)]: false, [Symbol(kNeedDrain)]: false, [Symbol(corked)]: 0, [Symbol(kOutHeaders)]: [Object: null prototype] { accept: [Array], ‘content-type’: [Array], authorization: [Array], ‘user-agent’: [Array], ‘content-length’: [Array], ‘x-dynatrace’: [Array], traceparent: [Array], tracestate: [Array], host: [Array] }, [Symbol(DynatraceEmbeddedData)]: [Object: null prototype] { clientRequest: undefined } }, response: { status: 406, statusText: ‘’, headers: { server: ‘nginx/1.18.0’, date: ‘Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:05:50 GMT’, ‘content-length’: ‘0’, connection: ‘close’, vary: ‘Origin, Access-Control-Request-Method, Access-Control-Request-Headers’, ‘set-cookie’: [Array], ‘x-content-type-options’: ‘nosniff’, ‘cache-control’: ‘no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate’, pragma: ‘no-cache’, expires: ‘0’, ‘x-frame-options’: ‘SAMEORIGIN’ }, config: { url: 'https://**_\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.com:4443/api/recordings/start’, method: ‘post’, data: ‘{“session”:“MjAyMS0wMS0xOXx8MDk6MzB8fDIwMDBtaW58fHRydWV8fGh0dHA6Ly9kaWdpdGJvdC1kYXNoYm9hcmQuZ29kaWdpdC5jb206ODA4MC98fFNVUi1ETS1sb2FkLUphbjE4LTd8fEZST05U”,“name”:“MjAyMS0wMS0xOXx8MDk6MzB8fDIwMDBtaW58fHRydWV8fGh0dHA6Ly9kaWdpdGJvdC1kYXNoYm9hcmQuZ29kaWdpdC5jb206ODA4MC98fFNVUi1ETS1sb2FkLUphbjE4LTd8fEZST05U”,“outputMode”:“COMPOSED”,“hasAudio”:true,“hasVideo”:true,“resolution”:“800x600”,“recordingLayout”:“BEST\_FIT”}’, headers: [Object], transformRequest: [Array], transformResponse: [Array], timeout: 0, adapter: [Function: httpAdapter], xsrfCookieName: ‘XSRF-TOKEN’, xsrfHeaderName: ‘X-XSRF-TOKEN’, maxContentLength: -1, maxBodyLength: -1, httpsAgent: [Agent], validateStatus: [Function: validateStatus] }, ---
**Author:** ![cruizba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/cruizba/32/18_2.png) [@cruizba](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/cruizba)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/setting-resolution-for-recording/2252/8 "2021-01-19T10:58:48Z")
That’s because no users has joined to the session, it is stated here: [OpenVidu Docs](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.16.0/reference-docs/openvidu-server-cdr/#participantjoined) Use OpenVidu Webhooks to listen to events in your server: - Webhook: [OpenVidu Docs](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.16.0/reference-docs/openvidu-server-webhook/) - Events: [OpenVidu Docs](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.16.0/reference-docs/openvidu-server-cdr/) If you listen to [participantjoined](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/2.16.0/reference-docs/openvidu-server-cdr/) you can check by the sessionId if the recording is active and if not, start it. ---
**Author:** ![deepak\_hegde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@deepak\_hegde](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/deepak_hegde)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/setting-resolution-for-recording/2252/9 "2021-01-19T11:03:39Z")
Thanks a million. Will try to achieve this. Suggesting you to mention this in docs page