Sample backend app for Node.js

This is a sample backend app built on Node.js with Express.js middleware and the 100ms REST APIs. Exposed endpoints

• Create room
• Get auth token to join the room
• Get usage analytics

Get started

Deploy directly to Render using this button. But don't forget to add the environment variables specified in .env.example to Render or the build will fail!

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/100mslive/100ms-sample-backend-nodejs.git
   

2. Install the dependencies

   npm i
   

3. Rename the .env.example to .env and add your credentials

   APP_ACCESS_KEY=<YOUR_APP_ACCESS_KEY>
   APP_SECRET=<YOUR_APP_SECRET>
   

4. Run the app

   Running in dev mode (hot reload on file changes):

   npm run start:dev
   

   Running in production:

   npm run start
   

   Run with Docker Compose

   docker compose up --build
   

Usage

This sample exposes the following endpoints

Endpoint	Method	Parameters	Description
/create-room	POST	JSON body {   "name": "new-room-1",   "description": "Sample description",   "template_id": "6318xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc60" }	Create a new room with room params (docs)
/auth-token	POST	JSON body {   "room_id": "632ecxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx764",   "role": "host",   "user_id":"test_user" }	Generate an auth token for a peer to join a room (docs)
/session-analytics-by-room	GET	Query params ?room_id=633dxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx7d1d2	Usage analytics for a specific session (docs)
/session-list-by-room	GET	Query params ?room_id=633dxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx7d1d2	Get list of all sessions associated with a room (docs)

Docs

Refer to the 100ms server-side docs to get started on your custom backend.