Create and Join Rooms

A room is where a group watches and chats together. Whether you can enter depends on visibility, password, review, guest access, member limit, and ban state.

Join a Room

Open room

1. Open the room from the room list or an existing room entry point.
2. If no password or review is required, join directly.
3. After joining, your role decides which chat, playlist, and playback controls are available.

Password

1. Enter the room password.
2. If review is also required, wait for a room administrator.
3. Avoid repeated failed submissions because they may trigger rate limits or audit logs.

Review

1. Submit a join request.
2. Wait for a room administrator or creator.
3. If rejected, confirm room rules before trying again.

Note

Different buttons for creators, room admins, members, and guests are usually permission behavior, not a UI error.

Create a Room

If ordinary users can create rooms:

1. Use a clear name and description.
2. Decide whether the room needs a password.
3. Enable join review for semi-public rooms.
4. Set a member limit that fits the service and upstream media source.
5. Check default permissions for guests and members.
6. Join once with a normal member account.

Cannot Join

Symptom	Possible cause	What to do
Password rejected	Password changed or mistyped	Ask the room administrator
Waiting for review	Join review is enabled	Wait or contact a room administrator
Permission denied	Not signed in, guest access disabled, or room ban	Sign in or contact a room administrator
Room is full	maxMembers reached	Wait or ask for a higher limit
Room missing	Hidden, deleted, or banned	Confirm the room entry point or contact an administrator

For room and role boundaries, see Rooms and Permissions Model.