This is currently only compatible with setDocuments method.
Ensure that the data providers are set prior to calling identify method.
The data provider methods must return the correct status code (e.g. 200 for success, 500 for errors) and success boolean in the response object. This ensures proper error handling and retries.

Overview

Velt supports self-hosting your recording annotation PII data:

Recorded files, recording annotation data, identity (user from field), transcription, and attachment URLs can be stored on your own infrastructure, with only necessary identifiers on Velt servers.
Velt Components automatically hydrate recording data in the frontend by fetching from your configured data provider.
This gives you full control over PII and recorded files while maintaining all Velt recorder features.

How does it work?

When recorder annotations are created, updated, or deleted:

The SDK uses your configured RecorderAnnotationDataProvider to handle storage and retrieval.
Your data provider implements three optional methods:
- get: Fetches recording annotation PII from your database
- save: Stores PII fields and returns updated transcription/attachments
- delete: Removes PII fields from your database

The process works as follows: When a recording annotation operation occurs:

The SDK first attempts the operation on your storage infrastructure
If successful:
- The SDK updates Velt’s servers with minimal identifiers
- The RecorderAnnotation object is updated with isRecorderResolverUsed: true while PII is being fetched
- Once PII is available, the annotation is hydrated with identity, transcription, and attachment data
If the operation fails, no changes are made to Velt’s servers and the operation is retried if you have configured retries.

Implementation Approaches

You can implement recorder self-hosting using either of these approaches:

Endpoint based: Provide endpoint URLs and let the SDK handle HTTP requests
Function based: Implement get, save, and delete methods yourself

Both approaches are fully backward compatible and can be used together.

Feature	Function based	Endpoint based
Best For	Complex setups requiring middleware logic, dynamic headers, or transformation before sending	Standard REST APIs where you just need to pass the request “as-is” to the backend
Implementation	You write the `fetch()` or `axios` code	You provide the `url` string and `headers` object
Flexibility	High	Medium
Speed	Medium	High

Endpoint based DataProvider

Instead of implementing custom methods, you can configure endpoints directly and let the SDK handle HTTP requests.

getConfig

Config-based endpoint for fetching recording annotation PII. The SDK automatically makes HTTP POST requests with the request body.

Type: ResolverEndpointConfig
Request body format: GetRecorderResolverRequest
Response format: ResolverResponse<Record<string, PartialRecorderAnnotation>>

React / Next.js
Other Frameworks

const recorderDataProvider = {
  config: {
    getConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/get',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    }
  }
};

<VeltProvider
  apiKey='YOUR_API_KEY'
  dataProviders={{ recorder: recorderDataProvider }}
>
</VeltProvider>

const recorderDataProvider = {
  config: {
    getConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/get',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    }
  }
};

Velt.setDataProviders({ recorder: recorderDataProvider });

saveConfig

Config-based endpoint for saving recording annotation PII. The SDK automatically makes HTTP POST requests with the request body.

Type: ResolverEndpointConfig
Request body format: SaveRecorderResolverRequest
Response format: ResolverResponse<SaveRecorderResolverData>

React / Next.js
Other Frameworks

const recorderDataProvider = {
  config: {
    saveConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/save',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    }
  }
};

<VeltProvider
  apiKey='YOUR_API_KEY'
  dataProviders={{ recorder: recorderDataProvider }}
>
</VeltProvider>

const recorderDataProvider = {
  config: {
    saveConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/save',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    }
  }
};

Velt.setDataProviders({ recorder: recorderDataProvider });

deleteConfig

Config-based endpoint for deleting recording annotation PII. The SDK automatically makes HTTP POST requests with the request body.

Type: ResolverEndpointConfig
Request body format: DeleteRecorderResolverRequest
Response format: ResolverResponse<undefined>

React / Next.js
Other Frameworks

const recorderDataProvider = {
  config: {
    deleteConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/delete',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    }
  }
};

<VeltProvider
  apiKey='YOUR_API_KEY'
  dataProviders={{ recorder: recorderDataProvider }}
>
</VeltProvider>

const recorderDataProvider = {
  config: {
    deleteConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/delete',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    }
  }
};

Velt.setDataProviders({ recorder: recorderDataProvider });

Endpoint based Complete Example

React / Next.js
Other Frameworks

const recorderDataProvider = {
  config: {
    getConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/get',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    },
    saveConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/save',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    },
    deleteConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/delete',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    },
    additionalFields: ['recordedTime', 'pageInfo'],
    resolveTimeout: 5000,
    getRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
    saveRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
    deleteRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 }
  },
};

<VeltProvider
  apiKey='YOUR_API_KEY'
  dataProviders={{ recorder: recorderDataProvider }}
>
</VeltProvider>

const recorderDataProvider = {
  config: {
    getConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/get',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    },
    saveConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/save',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    },
    deleteConfig: {
      url: 'https://your-backend.com/api/velt/recordings/delete',
      headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' }
    },
    additionalFields: ['recordedTime', 'pageInfo'],
    resolveTimeout: 5000,
    getRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
    saveRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
    deleteRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 }
  },
};

Velt.setDataProviders({ recorder: recorderDataProvider });

Function based DataProvider

Implement custom methods to handle data operations yourself.

get

Fetch recording annotation PII data from your database. Called when annotations need to be hydrated in the frontend.

React / Next.js
Other Frameworks

const getRecordingFromDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/get', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const recorderDataProvider = {
  get: getRecordingFromDB,
};

<VeltProvider
  apiKey='YOUR_API_KEY'
  dataProviders={{ recorder: recorderDataProvider }}
>
</VeltProvider>

const getRecordingFromDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/get', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const recorderDataProvider = {
  get: getRecordingFromDB,
};

Velt.setDataProviders({ recorder: recorderDataProvider });

save

Store recording annotation PII fields. Called when a recorder annotation is created or updated.

Param: SaveRecorderResolverRequest
Return: Promise<ResolverResponse<SaveRecorderResolverData>>

React / Next.js
Other Frameworks

const saveRecordingToDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/save', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const recorderDataProvider = {
  save: saveRecordingToDB,
};

<VeltProvider
  apiKey='YOUR_API_KEY'
  dataProviders={{ recorder: recorderDataProvider }}
>
</VeltProvider>

const saveRecordingToDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/save', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const recorderDataProvider = {
  save: saveRecordingToDB,
};

Velt.setDataProviders({ recorder: recorderDataProvider });

delete

Remove recording annotation PII from your database. Called when a recorder annotation is deleted.

Param: DeleteRecorderResolverRequest
Return: Promise<ResolverResponse<undefined>>

React / Next.js
Other Frameworks

const deleteRecordingFromDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/delete', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const recorderDataProvider = {
  delete: deleteRecordingFromDB,
};

<VeltProvider
  apiKey='YOUR_API_KEY'
  dataProviders={{ recorder: recorderDataProvider }}
>
</VeltProvider>

const deleteRecordingFromDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/delete', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const recorderDataProvider = {
  delete: deleteRecordingFromDB,
};

Velt.setDataProviders({ recorder: recorderDataProvider });

config

Configuration for the recorder data provider.

Type: ResolverConfig. Relevant properties:
- resolveTimeout: Timeout duration (in milliseconds) for resolver operations
- getRetryConfig: RetryConfig. Configure retry behavior for get operations.
- saveRetryConfig: RetryConfig. Configure retry behavior for save operations.
- deleteRetryConfig: RetryConfig. Configure retry behavior for delete operations.
- additionalFields: string[]. Specify additional fields from the RecorderAnnotation object to include in the resolver request payloads sent to your backend. By default, only core PII fields (identity, transcription, attachment URLs) are sent. Use this to request extra fields you need (e.g., recordedTime, pageInfo).

const recorderResolverConfig = {
  resolveTimeout: 5000,
  getRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
  saveRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
  deleteRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
  additionalFields: ['recordedTime', 'pageInfo']
};

uploadChunks

Controls whether recording media is uploaded as individual chunks during recording, or as a single full recording after the annotationId is assigned.

Type: boolean
Default: false (upload full recording)

Set to true to upload individual chunks as they are recorded, which can be useful for long recordings or unreliable network conditions.

storage

A scoped AttachmentDataProvider for recorder media files. Use this to route recording file uploads to a separate storage backend from your default attachment provider.

React / Next.js
Other Frameworks

const recorderDataProvider = {
  storage: {
    save: async (request) => {
      const formData = new FormData();
      formData.append('file', request.file);
      formData.append('metadata', JSON.stringify(request.metadata));
      const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/upload', {
        method: 'POST',
        body: formData
      });
      return await response.json();
    },
    delete: async (request) => {
      const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/upload/delete', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
        body: JSON.stringify(request)
      });
      return await response.json();
    },
  },
};

<VeltProvider
  apiKey='YOUR_API_KEY'
  dataProviders={{ recorder: recorderDataProvider }}
>
</VeltProvider>

const recorderDataProvider = {
  storage: {
    save: async (request) => {
      const formData = new FormData();
      formData.append('file', request.file);
      formData.append('metadata', JSON.stringify(request.metadata));
      const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/upload', {
        method: 'POST',
        body: formData
      });
      return await response.json();
    },
    delete: async (request) => {
      const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/upload/delete', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
        body: JSON.stringify(request)
      });
      return await response.json();
    },
  },
};

Velt.setDataProviders({ recorder: recorderDataProvider });

Function based Complete Example

React / Next.js
Other Frameworks

const getRecordingFromDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/get', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const saveRecordingToDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/save', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const deleteRecordingFromDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/delete', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const recorderResolverConfig = {
  resolveTimeout: 5000,
  getRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
  saveRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
  deleteRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
  additionalFields: ['recordedTime', 'pageInfo']
};

const recorderDataProvider = {
  get: getRecordingFromDB,
  save: saveRecordingToDB,
  delete: deleteRecordingFromDB,
  config: recorderResolverConfig,
  uploadChunks: false,
  storage: {
    save: async (request) => {
      const formData = new FormData();
      formData.append('file', request.file);
      formData.append('metadata', JSON.stringify(request.metadata));
      const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/upload', {
        method: 'POST',
        body: formData
      });
      return await response.json();
    },
    delete: async (request) => {
      const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/upload/delete', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
        body: JSON.stringify(request)
      });
      return await response.json();
    },
  },
};

<VeltProvider
  apiKey='YOUR_API_KEY'
  dataProviders={{ recorder: recorderDataProvider }}
>
</VeltProvider>

const getRecordingFromDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/get', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const saveRecordingToDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/save', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const deleteRecordingFromDB = async (request) => {
  const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/delete', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify(request)
  });
  return await response.json();
};

const recorderResolverConfig = {
  resolveTimeout: 5000,
  getRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
  saveRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
  deleteRetryConfig: { retryCount: 3, retryDelay: 2000 },
  additionalFields: ['recordedTime', 'pageInfo']
};

const recorderDataProvider = {
  get: getRecordingFromDB,
  save: saveRecordingToDB,
  delete: deleteRecordingFromDB,
  config: recorderResolverConfig,
  uploadChunks: false,
  storage: {
    save: async (request) => {
      const formData = new FormData();
      formData.append('file', request.file);
      formData.append('metadata', JSON.stringify(request.metadata));
      const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/upload', {
        method: 'POST',
        body: formData
      });
      return await response.json();
    },
    delete: async (request) => {
      const response = await fetch('/api/velt/recordings/upload/delete', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
        body: JSON.stringify(request)
      });
      return await response.json();
    },
  },
};

Velt.setDataProviders({ recorder: recorderDataProvider });

Sample Data

The recorded media file (audio/video) can be stored at any file storage provider of your choice (e.g., AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, or your own servers). The url field in the attachment object points to wherever you host the file.

Stored on your database
Stored on Velt servers

{
  "annotationId": "TMu4oafiGGPKDOZzs1oo",
  "metadata": {
    "apiKey": "API_KEY",
    "documentId": "DOCUMENT_ID",
    "organizationId": "ORGANIZATION_ID"
  },
  "attachments": [
    {
      "attachmentId": 314484,
      "url": "https://your-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/attachments/API_KEY/recording_1773234598153.mp4",
      "mimeType": "audio/mp4",
      "name": "recording_1773234598153.mp4",
      "type": "audio",
      "size": 47157
    }
  ],
  "from": {
    "userId": "USER_ID"
  },
  "attachment": {
    "attachmentId": 314484,
    "url": "https://your-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/attachments/API_KEY/recording_1773234598153.mp4",
    "mimeType": "audio/mp4",
    "name": "recording_1773234598153.mp4",
    "type": "audio",
    "size": 47157
  }
}

The recording annotation on your database stores the actual media file URL, MIME type, file name, size, and the user identity (from). The url field points to wherever you host the recorded file — any file storage provider works.

{
  "annotationId": "DvFOV8AsH1GGIQBzJdsE",
  "attachment": null,
  "attachments": [
    {
      "attachmentId": 249157,
      "name": "recording_1773241974881.mp4"
    }
  ],
  "color": "#a259fe",
  "commentAnnotationId": "WPxCgxI8fyQlikPLRXdM",
  "context": {
    "access": {
      "default": "velt"
    },
    "accessFields": [
      "default:velt"
    ]
  },
  "displayName": "Audio Recording 1773241974881.mp4",
  "from": {
    "userId": "USER_ID"
  },
  "isRecorderResolverUsed": true,
  "isUrlAvailable": true,
  "lastUpdated": 1773241980379,
  "metadata": {
    "apiKey": "API_KEY",
    "clientDocumentId": "DOCUMENT_ID",
    "clientOrganizationId": "ORGANIZATION_ID",
    "documentId": "INTERNAL_DOC_ID",
    "organizationId": "INTERNAL_ORG_ID",
    "mode": "thread"
  },
  "pageInfo": {
    "baseUrl": "https://your-app.com"
  },
  "position": null,
  "positionX": 412,
  "positionY": 7058,
  "recordedTime": {
    "display": "00:00:01",
    "duration": 1820.83
  },
  "recordedElementPath": "",
  "recordingType": "audio",
  "screenHeight": 24784,
  "screenScrollHeight": 24784,
  "screenWidth": 840,
  "type": "recorder",
  "waveformData": [2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2]
}

Note: The recording URL and file metadata (MIME type, size) are NOT stored on Velt servers when using the recorder resolver. Only the file name, positional metadata, recording type, and flags like isRecorderResolverUsed and isUrlAvailable are stored. The actual media content and its URL remain on your infrastructure.

Loading and Upload State Fields

Two fields on RecorderAnnotation indicate recorder resolver status:

Field	Type	Description
`isRecorderResolverUsed`	`boolean`	`true` while PII is being fetched from the recorder resolver. Use this field to show a loading state in your UI.
`isUrlAvailable`	`boolean`	`true` once the recording URL has been uploaded and is available (not a local blob URL). Use this field to indicate upload progress.

Debugging

You can subscribe to dataProvider events to monitor and debug recorder resolver operations. Filter for the RecorderResolverModuleName.GET_RECORDER_ANNOTATIONS module name to isolate recorder-specific events. You can also use the Velt Chrome DevTools extension to inspect and debug your Velt implementation. RecorderResolverModuleName — Enum of module names for recorder resolver events.

React / Next.js
Other Frameworks

import { useVeltClient } from '@veltdev/react';

const { client } = useVeltClient();

useEffect(() => {
  if (!client) return;

  const subscription = client.on('dataProvider').subscribe((event) => {
    console.log('Data Provider Event:', event);
  });

  return () => subscription?.unsubscribe();
}, [client]);

const subscription = Velt.on('dataProvider').subscribe((event) => {
  console.log('Data Provider Event:', event);
});

// Unsubscribe when done
subscription?.unsubscribe();

Get Started

Agentic Setup

Key Concepts

Async Collaboration

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AI

Self-Host Data

Backend SDKs

Model Context Protocol

Webhooks

Security

Miscellaneous

Recordings

Overview

How does it work?

Implementation Approaches

Endpoint based DataProvider

getConfig

saveConfig

deleteConfig

Endpoint based Complete Example

Function based DataProvider

get

save

delete

config

uploadChunks

storage

Function based Complete Example

Sample Data

Loading and Upload State Fields

Debugging

​Overview

​How does it work?

​Implementation Approaches

​Endpoint based DataProvider

​getConfig

​saveConfig

​deleteConfig

​Endpoint based Complete Example

​Function based DataProvider

​get

​save

​delete

​config

​uploadChunks

​storage

​Function based Complete Example

​Sample Data

​Loading and Upload State Fields

​Debugging

Overview

How does it work?

Implementation Approaches

Endpoint based DataProvider

getConfig

saveConfig

deleteConfig

Endpoint based Complete Example

Function based DataProvider

get

save

delete

config

uploadChunks

storage

Function based Complete Example

Sample Data

Loading and Upload State Fields

Debugging