# Recording Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="247.57142857142856">Parameter</th><th>Explanation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="/pages/-MZXYl_nYDzfbdqy-AuC"><code>&#x26;record</code></a></td><td>Record functionality for guests</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/CCpPq8wgly5ULcwgElIg"><code>&#x26;autorecord</code></a></td><td>Records the local video and the remote video(s) automatically on their initial load</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/R5VmO5XZFPMNQuBLmfuy"><code>&#x26;autorecordlocal</code></a></td><td>Records just the local video automatically on their initial load</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/KxqT0Bdqo4LAwsQarNtB"><code>&#x26;autorecordremote</code></a></td><td>Records just the remote video(s) automatically on their initial load</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/nYoB33pZmIiDKHsaAAxf"><code>&#x26;recordcodec</code></a></td><td>Lets you set the video recording codec</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/-MZXUH_TcAPR6tvYbLlI"><code>&#x26;pcm</code></a></td><td>PCM audio recordings</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/FgL7o7MAywpy7kE5VM68"><code>&#x26;recordmotion</code></a>*</td><td>Takes a video snapshot and saves it to disk whenever there is motion detected in a video</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/RuI5uNIo2aV3KSIBc2p1"><code>&#x26;chunked</code></a></td><td>Does not use webRTC's video streaming protocols; rather it uses a custom-made protocol</td></tr></tbody></table>

\*NEW IN [VERSION 24](/releases/v24.md)


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