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ActionDailyUpdated June 2026

How do I create a Daily video room?

Short answer: You can create video room in Daily by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Daily Create Video Room action to a workflow, map its 5 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Create Video Room in Daily — start free All 5 Daily actions
Create Video Room in Daily — start free
Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Room Name (optional, auto-generated if blank)
name
stringOptional–
Privacy
privacy
optionsOptional–
Max Participants
max_participants
stringOptional–
Enable Cloud Recording
enable_recording
optionsOptional–
Expiry (UNIX seconds)
exp
stringOptional–
Sample request
{
  "name": "{{trigger.name}}",
  "privacy": "{{trigger.privacy}}",
  "max_participants": "{{trigger.max_participants}}",
  "enable_recording": "{{trigger.enable_recording}}",
  "exp": "{{trigger.exp}}"
}
Returns
{
  "id": "abc",
  "url": "https://yourdomain.daily.co/room-xyz",
  "name": "room-xyz",
  "privacy": "public",
  "created_at": "2026-05-11T00:00:00Z"
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Create Video Room.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Gmail → Daily
1 Gmail triggers
Slack → Daily
13 Slack triggers
Google Sheets → Daily
2 Google Sheets triggers
HubSpot → Daily
18 HubSpot triggers
FAQ

Questions about Create Video Room.

What does the Create Video Room action do in Daily?
Creates a Daily video room with optional config (recording mode, expiry, max participants). Returns the room URL participants visit. The standard hook for "calendar booking landed → create the meeting room and email participants".
What inputs does Create Video Room require?
Create Video Room has no required inputs. Sensible defaults are applied if you leave fields blank.
Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?
Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.
What happens if Daily returns an error?
The workflow pauses on the failed node, the error message is captured in the run log, and you can retry the run with one click. Auto-retry policies are configurable per workflow with exponential backoff up to 5 attempts.
Does Create Video Room support batch operations?
Yes. Run Create Video Room inside a Loop node to process arrays. TinyCommand handles Daily's rate limits automatically so you don't have to throttle manually.
More actions

Other Daily actions.

Action
Create Meeting Token
Generates a JWT scoping a participant's permissions inside a room (host vs participant, recording rights, expiry, eject-after). Pass the JWT as the t query param when the participant visits the room URL.
Action
Delete Video Room
Removes a room. Useful for cleanup after a meeting completes — saves on per-room overhead if you're not using persistent rooms.
Action
Get Daily Room
Returns room metadata — URL, configured settings, current participant count, creation time. Useful for "is this room still active?" pre-flight checks.
Action
List Rooms
Returns paginated rooms in the account with status and configuration. Useful for inventory and for "clean up expired rooms" maintenance workflows.
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