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Daily.co

Daily.co REST API for short-lived WebRTC rooms during live AI interviews.

Used for

  • Create room with expiry aligned to interview schedule, max 2 participants, cloud recording enabled
  • Room URL stored on the interview when the bot session starts

Auth (env vars)

  • DAILY_API_KEY — sent as Authorization: Bearer on POST https://api.daily.co/v1/rooms

Notes

  • Optional at API boot; missing key fails room creation.
  • No automatic HTTP retries; API errors surface as internal errors to callers.

Sophia AI Interview Platform — Internal Documentation