Twilio configuration Profile SID - twilio

Question

I am using the Twilio Video API. In my node.js I used this code,
var grant = new VideoGrant();
It requires configurationProfileSid but I can't find docs on how to get it?
I think it is a capability token.
But how can I get it using twilio node js?
Or is there any other way to get it?

Answer 1

Twilio developer evangelist here.
Configuration Profiles used to be required, but have been deprecated. So you no longer need the configurationProfileSid. You can give access to particular rooms though.
Here's an example Node.js application that generates access tokens for a Video application. The important part is the route that generates the token:
app.get('/', function(request, response) {
// Create an access token which we will sign and return to the client,
// containing the grant we just created
var token = new AccessToken(
process.env.TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID,
process.env.TWILIO_API_KEY,
process.env.TWILIO_API_SECRET
);
// Assign identity to the token
token.identity = request.query.identity || 'identity';
// Grant the access token Twilio Video capabilities
var grant = new VideoGrant();
grant.room = request.query.room;
token.addGrant(grant);
// Serialize the token to a JWT string
response.send(token.toJwt());
});
This documentation on access tokens should help too.