REST endpoints

Remove LiveKit participant

Removes a participant from a LiveKit room, forcibly disconnecting them. Access is authorized via metadata.auth_id check.

Note: This does not invalidate the participant’s token. To prevent rejoining, use short-lived tokens and avoid issuing new tokens to removed participants.

Arguments

state - Shared application state containing LiveKit configuration
auth - Authentication context from middleware
request - Request with room name and participant identity

Returns

Response - JSON response with removal status or error

Authorization

When auth.id is present: Requires room.metadata.auth_id == auth.id
When auth.id is absent: Access is allowed (backward-compatible mode)

Errors

400 Bad Request - Empty room name or participant identity
404 Not Found - Room/participant not found or access denied (masked)
500 Internal Server Error - LiveKit not configured or removal failed

Flow

Validate request fields are not empty
Check room access via metadata.auth_id
Verify participant exists in the room
Remove the participant
Return success or appropriate error

DELETE

livekit

participant

Handler for DELETE /livekit/participant endpoint

curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.sayna.ai/livekit/participant \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "participant_identity": "user-alice-456",
  "room_name": "conversation-room-123"
}
'

{
  "participant_identity": "user-alice-456",
  "room_name": "conversation-room-123",
  "status": "removed"
}

Removes a participant from a LiveKit room, forcibly disconnecting them. Access is authorized via metadata.auth_id check.

Authorization

Mode	Behavior
Authenticated (`auth.id` present)	Requires `room.metadata.auth_id == auth.id`.
Unauthenticated (`auth.id` absent)	Access is allowed (backward-compatible mode).

Room names are used exactly as provided. No prefixing or modification is applied.

Request

Requires room_name and participant_identity in the request body.

Error responses

Status	Condition
`400 Bad Request`	Empty room name or participant identity.
`404 Not Found`	Room/participant not found or access denied (masked for security).
`500 Internal Server Error`	LiveKit not configured or removal failed.

This endpoint does not revoke the participant’s token. To prevent rejoining, use short-lived tokens and avoid issuing new tokens to removed participants.

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

JWT token obtained from the authentication service. Required when AUTH_REQUIRED is enabled.

Body

application/json

Request body for removing a participant from a LiveKit room

Example

{
  "room_name": "conversation-room-123",
  "participant_identity": "user-alice-456"
}

participant_identity

string

required

The identity of the participant to remove

Example:

"user-alice-456"

room_name

string

required

The LiveKit room name where the participant is connected

Example:

"conversation-room-123"

Response

Participant removed successfully

Response for a successful participant removal

Example

{
  "status": "removed",
  "room_name": "conversation-room-123",
  "participant_identity": "user-alice-456"
}

participant_identity

string

required

The identity of the removed participant

Example:

"user-alice-456"

room_name

string

required

The room name

Example:

"conversation-room-123"

status

string

required

Status of the removal operation

Example:

"removed"

Mute LiveKit participantMutes or unmutes a participant's published track. Access is authorized via `metadata.auth_id` check. # Arguments * `state` - Shared application state containing LiveKit configuration * `auth` - Authentication context from middleware * `request` - Request with room name, participant identity, track_sid, and muted state # Returns * `Response` - JSON response with mute status or error # Authorization - When `auth.id` is present: Requires `room.metadata.auth_id == auth.id` - When `auth.id` is absent: Access is allowed (backward-compatible mode) # Errors * 400 Bad Request - Empty fields in request * 404 Not Found - Room/participant not found or access denied (masked) * 500 Internal Server Error - LiveKit not configured or mute operation failed

⌘I

Handler for DELETE /livekit/participant endpoint

curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.sayna.ai/livekit/participant \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "participant_identity": "user-alice-456",
  "room_name": "conversation-room-123"
}
'

{
  "participant_identity": "user-alice-456",
  "room_name": "conversation-room-123",
  "status": "removed"
}

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