This article illustrates how to record a call or meeting.

Note: Recording a meeting is available on desktop for V3.19 or later and on iPad for V3.19 or later. Automatic recording is supported starting from version 3.47 of the desktop app and mobile app.

I. Intro

•Participants can configure automatic recording in advance, so they don't have to manually start recording for every meeting and won't forget to record important meetings.

•After the participants configure automatic recording in advance or start the recording, video of the active speaker(s), and shared content will be recorded and saved as a Lark Minutes file.

II. Steps

1.Record a call

In a call, either participant can record the call by clicking Start recording. The other participant will receive a prompt asking for their approval. If they approve, the recording will start. Both participants will receive a "Recording started" reminder and the one who starts recording will become the host.

2.Configure automatic recording in advance

After the host creates an event card, click the video meeting settings icon, select Record the meeting automatically, and click Confirm.

Note: Only users with edit permission for the event can use this function. To learn more about setting event edit permissions, visit Create an event and invite participants.

3.Record a meeting

In a meeting, only the host can record, but participants can send requests to the host to start recording.

The host can click record to begin recording and a confirmation prompt will appear. Once confirmed, the recording starts.

Note: If administrators have enabled "Ask participants for consent when recording starts" in Lark admin, all participants will automatically receive a notification asking for their consent to be recorded when recording starts.

Ask the host to record a meeting

In a meeting, participants can click Record to send the host a request to record the meeting. If the host approves the request, the recording will start, and all participants will receive a "Recording started" reminder. If the host declines the request, the person who sent the request will receive a notification.

While recording

Once the recording starts, all participants will see REC on their call or meeting interface to signify that recording is in progress.

4.Stop recording

If the host clicks Stop recording, a confirmation prompt will appear. Once confirmed, the recording stops. All participants will be notified when the recording stops.

5.Access the recording file

What the file includes

The recording file includes audio, video of the active speaker(s), and shared content. It is saved as a Lark Minutes file.

Note: To learn more about Lark Minutes , visit Get the most out of Lark Minutes

How to access the file

After the recording stops, the owner of the recorded file will receive a notification from the Lark Minutes bot. The notification contains the meeting topic, the date, and the link to the recording file. Click on the link to access the recording file.

Note: For scheduled meetings, the owner of the recorded file is the organizer; for unscheduled meetings, the owner of the recorded file is the host; for meetings which are started from meeting rooms, participants will receive a prompt asking to assign a file owner before recording starts.

III. FAQs

What happens if the person who starts recording a meeting is no longer the host?

All recording permissions will be transferred to the new host. The recording file will still be stored to the Docs of the event organizer or the person who started the meeting.

If I record a call, will I receive the recording file?

When a one-on-one call is recorded, only the person who started recording will receive the file.

If someone joins a call that is being recorded, will they be notified?

Yes. Once a third person joins, the call becomes a meeting, and the new participant will be notified that the meeting is being recorded.