Deaf a Member

Prevent conference members from hearing other participants while remaining connected.

This API lets you deaf members of a conference. When deafened, members will not be able to hear audio from other participants, but they remain connected to the conference and can still be heard by others.

Deaf vs Mute:

  • Deaf: Member cannot hear others (incoming audio blocked)
  • Mute: Others cannot hear the member (outgoing audio blocked)

Authentication Required:

  • X-Auth-ID: Your account ID (e.g., {Auth_ID})
  • X-Auth-Token: Your account Auth Token
  • Content-Type: application/json

Note: Deafened members can still speak and be heard by others. To prevent them from being heard, use the Mute Member endpoint.

HTTP Request

POST/api/v1/account/{auth_id}/conference/{conference_name}/member/{member_id}/deaf/

The member_id can be: a specific member_id, comma-separated list, or "all" to deaf all members.

Request Body

JSON
{}

No request body parameters required. Send an empty JSON object.

Response

Response - 200 OK
{
  "message": "deaf",
  "member_id": "10",
  "api_id": "5a3c8c80-58c4-11e1-86da-adf28403fe48"
}

Examples

Deaf Specific Member

cURL Request
curl -X POST https://api.vobiz.ai/api/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Conference/MyConf/Member/10/Deaf/ \
  -H "X-Auth-ID: YOUR_AUTH_ID" \
  -H "X-Auth-Token: YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Deaf All Members

cURL Request
curl -X POST https://api.vobiz.ai/api/v1/Account/{auth_id}/Conference/MyConf/Member/all/Deaf/ \
  -H "X-Auth-ID: YOUR_AUTH_ID" \
  -H "X-Auth-Token: YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Common Use Cases:

  • • Create listen-only mode for webinar attendees
  • • Prevent feedback loops during audio playback
  • • Isolate members for private whisper conversations
  • • Testing scenarios where member should not hear conference