&roomkey

Add a trusted bypass key for claim-time room admission controls

General Option! (&director, &room)

Aliases

• &rk

Options

Example: &roomkey=TRUSTED_BYPASS_KEY

Value	Description
String	Trusted bypass key shared between director and selected invite links.

Details

&roomkey is used with room-admission controls on claimed rooms.

If the room director sets a bypass key, guests joining with the same key can bypass:

• manual approval queues from &requireapproval

• custom admission limits from &roomcap, up to the server hard max

&roomkey cannot bypass the server hard cap (80 on the official service).

This behavior works on the official hosted VDO.Ninja service (vdo.ninja) and on self-hosted signaling services that support claim-time admission controls.

Security Notes

• Treat room keys like passwords; only share with trusted users.

• Changing the key rotates who can bypass admission checks.

Related

&requireapproval&roomcap