--- description: End a RealtimeKit session for all participants and stop active recordings. title: End a session image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/realtimekit/core/end-a-session/og.png?v=893bca79b6b5d26c --- [Skip to content](#main-content) > Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # End a session Last updated Aug 24, 2026|Copy as Markdown| [View as Markdown](https://developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/realtimekit/core/end-a-session/index.md)| [Agent setup](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agent-setup/) Prerequisites Ensure your participant's preset has the **Kick Participants** (`kick_participant`) host permission enabled. To end the current [session](https://developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/realtimekit/concepts/meeting/#session/) for all participants, remove all participants using `kickAll()`. This stops any ongoing recording for that session and sets the session status to `ENDED`. Ending a session is different from leaving a meeting. Leaving disconnects only the current participant. The session remains active if other participants are still present. ## Steps WebMobile ReactWeb ComponentsAngular 1. Check that the local participant has permission to remove participants. ```ts const canEndSession = meeting.self.permissions.kickParticipant === true; if (!canEndSession) { // Disable the "End meeting/session" control in your UI. // You can also show a message to explain why the action is not available. } ``` ```ts const canEndSession = meeting.self.permissions.kickParticipant === true; if (!canEndSession) { // Disable the "End meeting/session" control in your UI. // You can also show a message to explain why the action is not available. } ``` ```ts const canEndSession = meeting.self.permissions.kickParticipant === true; if (!canEndSession) { // Disable the "End meeting/session" control in your UI. // You can also show a message to explain why the action is not available. } ``` ```kotlin val canEndSession = meeting.localUser.permissions.host.canKickParticipant if (!canEndSession) { // Disable the "End meeting/session" control in your UI. // You can also show a message to explain why the action is not available. } ``` ```swift let canEndSession = meeting.localUser.permissions.host.canKickParticipant if !canEndSession { // Disable the "End meeting/session" control in your UI. // You can also show a message to explain why the action is not available. } ``` ```javascript const canEndSession = meeting.self.permissions.kickParticipant === true; if (!canEndSession) { // Disable the "End meeting/session" control in your UI. // You can also show a message to explain why the action is not available. } ``` 2. End the session by removing all participants. If the participant does not have the required permission, `kickAll()` throws a ClientError with error code `1201`. ```ts try { await meeting.participants.kickAll(); } catch (err) { if (err?.code === 1201) { // The participant does not have permission to end the session. // Update your UI to indicate that the action is not allowed. return; } throw err; } ``` If the participant does not have the required permission, `kickAll()` throws a ClientError with error code `1201`. ```ts try { await meeting.participants.kickAll(); } catch (err) { if (err?.code === 1201) { // The participant does not have permission to end the session. // Update your UI to indicate that the action is not allowed. return; } throw err; } ``` If the participant does not have the required permission, `kickAll()` throws a ClientError with error code `1201`. ```ts try { await meeting.participants.kickAll(); } catch (err) { if (err?.code === 1201) { // The participant does not have permission to end the session. // Update your UI to indicate that the action is not allowed. return; } throw err; } ``` If the participant does not have the required permission, `kickAll()` returns a `HostError`. ```kotlin val error: HostError? = meeting.participants.kickAll() if (error != null) { when (error) { is HostError.KickPermissionDenied -> { // The participant does not have permission to end the session. // Update your UI to indicate that the action is not allowed. } } } else { // Successfully initiated session end } ``` If the participant does not have the required permission, `kickAll()` returns a `HostError`. ```swift let error: HostError? = meeting.participants.kickAll() if let error = error { switch error { case .kickPermissionDenied: // The participant does not have permission to end the session. // Update your UI to indicate that the action is not allowed. break default: break } } else { // Successfully initiated session end } ``` If the participant does not have the required permission, `kickAll()` throws a ClientError with error code `1201`. ```javascript try { await meeting.participants.kickAll(); } catch (err) { if (err?.code === 1201) { // The participant does not have permission to end the session. // Update your UI to indicate that the action is not allowed. return; } throw err; } ``` 3. Listen for the session end event. When the session ends, all participants leave the session. The SDK emits a `roomLeft` event with `state` set to `ended`. ```ts meeting.self.on("roomLeft", ({ state }) => { if (state === "ended") { // Update your UI to show that the meeting session has ended. } }); ``` When the session ends, all participants leave the session. The SDK emits a `roomLeft` event with `state` set to `ended`. ```ts meeting.self.on("roomLeft", ({ state }) => { if (state === "ended") { // Update your UI to show that the meeting session has ended. } }); ``` When the session ends, all participants leave the session. The SDK emits a `roomLeft` event with `state` set to `ended`. ```ts meeting.self.on("roomLeft", ({ state }) => { if (state === "ended") { // Update your UI to show that the meeting session has ended. } }); ``` When the session ends, all participants leave the session. You can subscribe to the event listeners to handle the session end. ```kotlin meeting.addMeetingRoomEventListener(object : RtkMeetingRoomEventListener { override fun onMeetingEnded() { // Update your UI to show that the meeting session has ended. } }) ``` When the session ends, all participants leave the session. You can subscribe to the event listeners to handle the session end. ```swift // Implement the delegate method extension MeetingViewModel: RtkMeetingRoomEventListener { func onMeetingEnded() { // Update your UI to show that the meeting session has ended. } } meeting.addMeetingRoomEventListener(meetingRoomEventListener: self) ``` When the session ends, all participants leave the session. The SDK emits a `roomLeft` event with `state` set to `ended`. ```javascript meeting.self.on("roomLeft", ({ state }) => { if (state === "ended") { // Update your UI to show that the meeting session has ended. } }); ``` You can also end a session from your backend by removing all participants using the [Kick all participants](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/realtime_kit/subresources/active-session/methods/kick_all_participants/) API. ## End a session from your backend ### Remove all participants with the API Use the [Kick all participants](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/realtime_kit/subresources/active-session/methods/kick_all_participants/) API method to remove all participants from an active session for a meeting.
Required API token permissions At least one of the following token permissions is required: - Realtime Admin - Realtime
*Kick all participantsbash* ```bash curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/realtime/kit/$APP_ID/meetings/$MEETING_ID/active-session/kick-all" \ --request POST \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" ``` ### Listen for session end events with webhooks Register a webhook that subscribes to `meeting.ended`. RealtimeKit sends this event when the session ends. You can use it to trigger backend workflows, such as sending a notification, generating a report, or updating session records in your database.
Required API token permissions At least one of the following token permissions is required: - Realtime Admin - Realtime
*Add a webhookbash* ```bash curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/realtime/kit/$APP_ID/webhooks" \ --request POST \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --json '{ "name": "Session ended webhook", "url": "", "events": [ "meeting.ended" ] }' ``` ## Disable a meeting Ending a session does not disable the meeting. Participants can join the meeting again and start a new session. To prevent participants from joining again and starting a new session, set the meeting status to `INACTIVE` using the [Update a meeting](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/realtime_kit/subresources/meetings/methods/update_meeting_by_id/) API.
Required API token permissions At least one of the following token permissions is required: - Realtime Admin - Realtime
*Update a meetingbash* ```bash curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/realtime/kit/$APP_ID/meetings/$MEETING_ID" \ --request PATCH \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \ --json '{ "status": "INACTIVE" }' ``` ## Next steps - Review how presets control permissions in [Preset](https://developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/realtimekit/concepts/preset/). - Review the possible values of the local participant room state in [Local Participant](https://developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/realtimekit/core/local-participant/#state-properties/). Was this helpful? YesNo ## On this page [![](https://developers.cloudflare.com/_astro/logo.te5VL_aD.svg)Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","@id":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/realtimekit/core/end-a-session/#page","headline":"End a session","description":"End a RealtimeKit session for all participants and stop active recordings.","url":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/realtimekit/core/end-a-session/","inLanguage":"en","image":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/realtimekit/core/end-a-session/og.png?v=893bca79b6b5d26c","dateModified":"2026-08-24","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Cloudflare","description":"One platform for your apps, agents, and workforce. Build, secure, and scale without managing infrastructure","url":"https://www.cloudflare.com/","sameAs":["https://github.com/cloudflare","https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloudflare","https://x.com/cloudflare"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/logo.svg"},"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"101 Townsend St","addressLocality":"San Francisco","addressRegion":"CA","postalCode":"94107","addressCountry":"US"},"contactPoint":[{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"Customer Support","url":"https://support.cloudflare.com/","availableLanguage":["English"]},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"Sales","url":"https://www.cloudflare.com/contact/","availableLanguage":["English"]}]},"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/#website","name":"Cloudflare Docs","url":"https://developers.cloudflare.com/"}} ```