{"id":17610,"date":"2023-03-02T20:01:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T17:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/?p=17610"},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:14:56","slug":"how-to-connect-a-guest-to-a-conference-directly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/knowledge-base\/how-to-connect-a-guest-to-a-conference-directly","title":{"rendered":"How to connect a guest to a conference directly"},"content":{"rendered":"

With TrueConf, you can implement a number of use case scenarios to bring video conferencing capabilities to various industries: business<\/a>, education<\/a>, healthcare<\/a>,\u00a0government<\/a>, etc. Even more video conferencing features are available with the help of TrueConf Server API<\/b>, which helps your apps interact with TrueConf Server<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article shows how to connect a guest<\/a> (a participant who doesn\u2019t have an account on your video conferencing server) to a conference directly \u2014 without entering a guest\u2019s name manually.<\/p>\n

This feature can be convenient when using TrueConf in the telemedicine sphere (e.g. a use case where doctors have video-enabled apps for holding online telemedicine consultations). Users log in to their personal accounts on the website that provides medical services and arrange virtual appointments at a certain time. Doctors have their accounts on the server, while users don\u2019t need to have user accounts to participate in online sessions.<\/p>\n

Here, we will show how to configure settings so that a guest user can join a conference either from a browser (via WebRTC<\/a>) or from a client application<\/a>. The second option offers meeting participants a wider range of features and opportunities. So, you will be able to post a link to this conference on your website so that users could from a browser or from a client application as it is done on a standard conference page.<\/p>\n

Preconfiguring TrueConf Server<\/h2>\n
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  1. First, open the control panel, go to the Dashboard \u2192 Summary<\/strong>, and check if there is the required number of guest connections in your license.\n

    If you are using TrueConf Server Free, you can create public conferences with one guest connection. If you need to increase the number of guest connections, contact our sales team<\/a> to purchase this extension or request a free trial for up to 3 weeks. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. Set up an HTTPS connection to work with the API.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Next, you can use various API methods over OAuth 2.0 protocol. Learn more about how to set up interaction with TrueConf Server over this protocol in our article \u201cHow to get started with TrueConf API<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

    Step 1: Create a scheduled public conference<\/h2>\n

    By using the Create Conference method<\/a>, create a new video conference and set the following parameters:<\/p>\n