Jitsi

aid: jitsi
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jitsi-org/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Jitsi
kind: contract
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consuming
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Video Conferencing
- WebRTC
- Real-Time Communication
- Open Source
- Voice
- Video
- SIP
- Streaming
- Recording
- Self-Hosted
description: >-
  Jitsi is a collection of free and open-source projects for secure, simple, and
  scalable real-time video conferencing, maintained by 8x8. The Jitsi stack
  combines a browser-based meeting application (Jitsi Meet), a WebRTC selective
  forwarding unit (Jitsi Videobridge), conference focus (Jicofo), SIP gateway
  (Jigasi), and broadcasting infrastructure (Jibri), along with web, mobile,
  desktop, and low-level SDKs for embedding meetings into other applications.
  Jitsi is also available as a fully managed offering — Jitsi as a Service
  (JaaS) — that exposes the same conferencing surface through a JWT-secured API
  and the Jitsi IFrame/External API.
apis:
- aid: jitsi:jitsi-meet-iframe-api
  name: Jitsi Meet IFrame (External) API
  tags:
  - IFrame
  - External API
  - Embedding
  - Video Conferencing
  - JavaScript
  humanURL: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-iframe
  properties:
  - url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-iframe
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-iframe-functions
    name: IFrame API Functions
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-iframe-events
    name: IFrame API Events
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-iframe-commands
    name: IFrame API Commands
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet/blob/master/modules/API/external/external_api.js
    name: external_api.js source
    type: SourceCode
  description: >-
    Browser-side JavaScript API (also called the External API) that embeds a
    Jitsi Meet conference into any web page through an iframe. Exposes the
    JitsiMeetExternalAPI constructor with commands (executeCommand), functions
    (getParticipantsInfo, isVideoMuted, etc.), and an event surface
    (videoConferenceJoined, participantJoined, audioMuteStatusChanged, raise
    hand, breakout rooms) for controlling the meeting from the host page. The
    same library powers the embed experience on meet.jit.si, self-hosted
    deployments, and JaaS.
- aid: jitsi:lib-jitsi-meet-api
  name: lib-jitsi-meet (Low-Level JavaScript API)
  tags:
  - JavaScript
  - WebRTC
  - Low-Level
  - Custom UI
  humanURL: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-ljm-api
  properties:
  - url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-ljm-api
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/lib-jitsi-meet
    type: SourceCode
  - url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/lib-jitsi-meet
    name: lib-jitsi-meet (npm)
    type: SDK
  description: >-
    Low-level JavaScript library for building entirely custom video conferencing
    experiences on top of the Jitsi infrastructure. Exposes JitsiConnection,
    JitsiConference, JitsiTrack, and the XMPP/Colibri signaling primitives that
    Jitsi Meet itself uses, allowing developers to bypass the default UI and
    embed Jitsi conferencing directly inside their own application.
- aid: jitsi:jitsi-videobridge-rest-api
  name: Jitsi Videobridge REST API
  tags:
  - Videobridge
  - SFU
  - REST
  - Self-Hosted
  - Operations
  humanURL: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-videobridge/blob/master/doc/rest.md
  baseURL: http://localhost:8080
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-videobridge/blob/master/doc/rest.md
    name: Videobridge REST API
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-videobridge/blob/master/doc/statistics.md
    name: Videobridge Statistics
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-videobridge
    type: SourceCode
  description: >-
    Administrative HTTP API exposed by Jitsi Videobridge for operators to read
    bridge state, list active conferences, inspect endpoints, gracefully drain
    a bridge, and scrape Prometheus metrics. Typically bound to the private
    network on port 8080 with paths like /colibri/conferences, /colibri/stats,
    /colibri/debug, /colibri/shutdown, and /metrics. Not a user-facing API —
    used by Jicofo, autoscalers, and monitoring stacks.
- aid: jitsi:jicofo-rest-api
  name: Jicofo REST API
  tags:
  - Jicofo
  - Conference Focus
  - REST
  - Self-Hosted
  - Operations
  humanURL: https://github.com/jitsi/jicofo
  baseURL: http://localhost:8888
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jicofo
    name: Jicofo
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jicofo
    type: SourceCode
  description: >-
    Operations REST API exposed by Jicofo (Jitsi Conference Focus) for
    inspecting in-progress conferences, listing the bridge selection state, and
    triggering graceful shutdowns. Used by operators and orchestrators when
    running self-hosted Jitsi deployments at scale.
- aid: jitsi:jibri-rest-api
  name: Jibri REST API
  tags:
  - Jibri
  - Recording
  - Live Streaming
  - REST
  - Self-Hosted
  humanURL: https://github.com/jitsi/jibri
  baseURL: http://localhost:2222
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jibri
    name: Jibri
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jibri/blob/master/doc/http_api.md
    name: Jibri HTTP API
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jibri
    type: SourceCode
  description: >-
    HTTP control API exposed by Jibri (Jitsi BRoadcasting Infrastructure) for
    starting and stopping recording or live-streaming sessions, reporting
    health, and surfacing the busy/idle state of a Jibri instance. Used by
    Jicofo and orchestrators when fanning recording or RTMP streaming load
    across a Jibri pool.
- aid: jitsi:jaas-rest-api
  name: JaaS (Jitsi as a Service) REST API
  tags:
  - JaaS
  - 8x8
  - Managed Service
  - JWT
  - REST
  - Recording
  - Rooms
  humanURL: https://developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs
  baseURL: https://api.jaas.8x8.vc
  properties:
  - url: https://developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs
    name: JaaS Developer Portal
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs/jaas-getting-started
    name: JaaS Getting Started
    type: GettingStarted
  - url: https://developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs/api-keys-private-key
    name: API Keys & Private Keys
    type: Authentication
  - url: https://developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs/jwt-overview
    name: JWT Overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://jaas.8x8.vc/
    name: JaaS Console
    type: Console
  description: >-
    Managed Jitsi as a Service offering from 8x8 that fronts the open-source
    Jitsi stack with a JWT-secured REST surface for issuing meeting tokens,
    managing rooms, fetching recordings, controlling participants, and
    retrieving usage. JaaS uses RS256 JSON Web Tokens signed with a
    tenant-specific API key/private key pair generated through the JaaS
    console at jaas.8x8.vc.
- aid: jitsi:jaas-iframe-api
  name: JaaS IFrame API
  tags:
  - JaaS
  - 8x8
  - IFrame
  - Embedding
  - JWT
  humanURL: https://developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs/iframe-api-jaas
  properties:
  - url: https://developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs/iframe-api-jaas
    name: JaaS IFrame API
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs/jwt-overview
    name: JWT Overview
    type: Authentication
  description: >-
    JaaS-flavoured IFrame API that loads external_api.js from 8x8-vc.com (the
    managed Jitsi domain) and authenticates each meeting with a signed JWT
    issued for the tenant. Provides the same JitsiMeetExternalAPI commands,
    functions, and events as the open-source IFrame API, plus JaaS-specific
    moderator/participant claims and branding controls.
- aid: jitsi:jitsi-meet-mobile-sdk
  name: Jitsi Meet Mobile SDK (Android, iOS, React Native)
  tags:
  - Mobile
  - Android
  - iOS
  - React Native
  - SDK
  humanURL: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/category/mobile
  properties:
  - url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-android-sdk
    name: Android SDK
    type: SDK
  - url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-ios-sdk
    name: iOS SDK
    type: SDK
  - url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-react-native-sdk
    name: React Native SDK
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-sdk-samples
    name: Mobile SDK Samples
    type: CodeExamples
  description: >-
    Native mobile SDKs that embed the full Jitsi Meet experience inside Android
    and iOS applications, plus a React Native module published from the
    jitsi-meet repository. Each SDK exposes a meeting view, a small JavaScript
    bridge for events and commands, and supports the same JWT authentication
    flow used by JaaS.
- aid: jitsi:jitsi-meet-electron-sdk
  name: Jitsi Meet Electron SDK
  tags:
  - Electron
  - Desktop
  - SDK
  humanURL: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-electron-sdk
  properties:
  - url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-electron-sdk
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron-sdk
    name: jitsi-meet-electron-sdk
    type: SourceCode
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron
    name: Jitsi Meet Electron app
    type: SourceCode
  description: >-
    Electron toolkit for embedding Jitsi Meet inside a desktop application,
    including remote control, always-on-top thumbnails, screen sharing, and
    native window integration. Powers the official Jitsi Meet desktop app and
    third-party desktop integrations.
- aid: jitsi:jitsi-meet-react-sdk
  name: Jitsi Meet React SDK
  tags:
  - React
  - SDK
  - Web
  - Embedding
  humanURL: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-react-sdk
  properties:
  - url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/dev-guide/dev-guide-react-sdk
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-react-sdk
    name: jitsi-meet-react-sdk
    type: SourceCode
  - url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jitsi/react-sdk
    name: '@jitsi/react-sdk (npm)'
    type: SDK
  description: >-
    React component wrapper around the Jitsi Meet IFrame API that provides
    idiomatic <JitsiMeeting /> and <JaaSMeeting /> components, type
    definitions, hooks for events, and ref-based command dispatch — used to
    embed Jitsi Meet or JaaS meetings inside React applications.
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://jitsi.org
- type: Website
  url: https://jitsi.org
- type: Sandbox
  name: meet.jit.si
  url: https://meet.jit.si
- type: Documentation
  name: Jitsi Handbook
  url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/intro
- type: Documentation
  name: Jitsi Projects Overview
  url: https://jitsi.org/projects/
- type: Documentation
  name: JaaS Developer Portal
  url: https://developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs
- type: SignUp
  name: JaaS Console
  url: https://jaas.8x8.vc/
- type: Pricing
  name: JaaS Pricing
  url: https://jaas.8x8.vc/#/pricing
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/jitsi
- type: GitHubRepository
  name: jitsi-meet
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet
- type: GitHubRepository
  name: jitsi-videobridge
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-videobridge
- type: GitHubRepository
  name: lib-jitsi-meet
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/lib-jitsi-meet
- type: GitHubRepository
  name: jicofo
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jicofo
- type: GitHubRepository
  name: jigasi
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jigasi
- type: GitHubRepository
  name: jibri
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jibri
- type: GitHubRepository
  name: docker-jitsi-meet
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/docker-jitsi-meet
- type: GitHubRepository
  name: handbook
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/handbook
- type: GitHubRepository
  name: jitsi-meet-electron
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron
- type: GitHubRepository
  name: jitsi-meet-sdk-samples
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-sdk-samples
- type: SDK
  name: lib-jitsi-meet (npm)
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/lib-jitsi-meet
- type: SDK
  name: '@jitsi/react-sdk (npm)'
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@jitsi/react-sdk
- type: SDK
  name: react-native-jitsi-meet
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet
- type: Tool
  name: Docker Jitsi Meet
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/docker-jitsi-meet
- type: Tool
  name: Jitsi Meet Desktop (Electron)
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron
- type: CodeExamples
  name: Mobile SDK Samples
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-sdk-samples
- type: Support
  name: Jitsi Community
  url: https://community.jitsi.org/
- type: Forum
  url: https://community.jitsi.org/
- type: Blog
  url: https://jitsi.org/blog/
- type: ReleaseNotes
  name: Jitsi Meet Release Notes
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-release-notes
- type: License
  name: Apache 2.0
  url: https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: Authentication
  name: JaaS JWT
  url: https://developer.8x8.com/jaas/docs/jwt-overview
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://8x8.com/terms-conditions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.8x8.com/terms-and-conditions/privacy-policy
- type: Company
  name: 8x8, Inc.
  url: https://www.8x8.com
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Open-source WebRTC SFU (Jitsi Videobridge)
    description: WebRTC-compatible selective forwarding unit able to scale to hundreds of concurrent conferences per server.
  - name: Browser-first Jitsi Meet client
    description: Full-featured meeting client (chat, screen share, breakout rooms, raise hand, polls, e2ee, virtual backgrounds, tile view) running entirely in the browser.
  - name: IFrame / External API
    description: One-line embed of a fully functioning Jitsi meeting into any web page, with a rich JS surface for commands, events, and functions.
  - name: lib-jitsi-meet low-level API
    description: Build a completely custom UI on top of Jitsi's signaling and media plumbing.
  - name: Mobile SDKs
    description: Native Android, iOS, and React Native SDKs derived from the same jitsi-meet codebase, plus a community Flutter plugin.
  - name: Desktop client
    description: Cross-platform Electron application and reusable Electron SDK.
  - name: Recording and live streaming
    description: Jibri provides server-side recording and RTMP streaming to YouTube/Twitch from any Jitsi meeting.
  - name: SIP gateway and transcription
    description: Jigasi bridges Jitsi meetings to SIP/PSTN endpoints and produces transcripts via pluggable speech-to-text engines.
  - name: Self-hostable
    description: Full stack deployable via Debian packages, Docker Compose (docker-jitsi-meet), Kubernetes, or cloud images.
  - name: JaaS managed service
    description: Hosted Jitsi from 8x8 with JWT-secured tenants, recording, streaming, dial-in, and a developer console at jaas.8x8.vc.
  - name: End-to-end encryption
    description: Insertable-stream-based E2EE for supported browsers and SDK builds.
  - name: AI features (Skynet)
    description: Open-source AI core services for Jitsi (transcription, summarization) shipped via the jitsi/skynet project and the opus-transcriber-proxy bridge to OpenAI.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Embedded video meetings in SaaS apps
    description: Drop Jitsi Meet into a product (HR, healthcare, education, support) via the IFrame API or React SDK.
  - name: Privacy-focused / sovereign video calling
    description: Self-host the full stack on infrastructure you control to meet data-residency or regulatory requirements.
  - name: Telehealth and online education
    description: HIPAA/FERPA-aligned deployments using self-hosted Jitsi or JaaS with recording disabled.
  - name: Webinars and live streaming
    description: Use Jibri for server-side recording and one-click RTMP streaming to YouTube, Twitch, or a custom ingest.
  - name: SIP/PSTN bridging
    description: Use Jigasi to dial regular phones into Jitsi meetings or bring SIP room systems into a Jitsi conference.
  - name: Custom video apps
    description: Build a bespoke conferencing UX on top of lib-jitsi-meet without operating XMPP or WebRTC primitives yourself.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Matrix / Element
    description: Element uses Jitsi as the default group-call backend in the Matrix ecosystem.
  - name: Rocket.Chat, Mattermost, Nextcloud
    description: First-class Jitsi integrations for team chat and collaboration platforms.
  - name: Moodle, BigBlueButton-adjacent LMS deployments
    description: Many education stacks embed Jitsi for synchronous classes.
  - name: 8x8 XCaaS
    description: JaaS is part of 8x8's experience-communications platform alongside voice, contact center, and SMS APIs.
  - name: SIP / PSTN providers via Jigasi
    description: Bridges to any SIP-capable provider for dial-in / dial-out.
  - name: YouTube Live / Twitch / custom RTMP
    description: Live-streaming targets supported by Jibri.
  - name: Prometheus + Grafana
    description: First-class Prometheus metrics exposed by Videobridge and Jicofo.
  - name: Docker / Kubernetes
    description: Official docker-jitsi-meet images and community Helm charts.
- type: Solutions
  data:
  - name: Jitsi Meet (free, hosted)
    description: meet.jit.si — anonymous, no-account video meetings on 8x8-operated infrastructure.
  - name: Self-hosted Jitsi
    description: Full open-source stack deployable by anyone under Apache 2.0.
  - name: JaaS Free
    description: Free JaaS tier for low-volume embedded usage with a generous monthly minute allowance.
  - name: JaaS Paid / Custom
    description: Metered pricing tiers and custom enterprise contracts for production embedded video.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]
  X: apievangelist
  url: https://apievangelist.com
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'