# Recording layout description for each recording\_type **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [October 23, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recording-layout-description-for-each-recording-type/34170 "2020-10-23T23:31:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dsilveira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dsilveira/32/17637_2.png) [@dsilveira](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dsilveira)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recording-layout-description-for-each-recording-type/34170/1 "2020-10-23T23:31:48Z")
**Description** For each value of `recording_type` what is the actual recording layout that we see in Zoom? **Which Endpoint/s?** `/cloud-recording/recordingget` **Additional context** I read through this help topic: > [@Complete list of recording\_type returned via Webhooks](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/complete-list-of-recording-type-returned-via-webhooks/6867/2): > > Hey @MarkWalsh, thanks for posting and using Zoom! The recording types can be found here: Shared screen with speaker view : MP4 file with audio and video showing both active speaker view and shared content. Shared screen with gallery view : MP4 file with audio and video showing both gallery view and shared content. Active Speaker : MP4 file with audio and video showing the active speaker view only. Gallery View : MP4 file with audio and video showing the gallery view only. Shared Scree… and found `recording_type`s for video recording layouts: - `SharedScreenWithSpeakerView` - `SharedScreenWithSpeakerViewCC` - `SharedScreenWithGalleryView` - `SharedScreen` - `ActiveSpeaker` - `GalleryView` - `SpeakerView` This article describes recording layouts: > **[Adjusting recording video layouts](https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0062314)** > > You can use different recording layouts depending on your meeting's video setup. Some layouts work with but how does each of the `recording_type` strings precisely map to the layouts as perceived in the Zoom UI? Is `SharedScreen` a video with no camera footage? What’s the difference between `ActiveSpeaker` and `SpeakerView`? Any other description of the layouts for specific `recording_type`s would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recording-layout-description-for-each-recording-type/34170/2 "2020-10-26T20:13:49Z")
Hi @dsilveira, Thanks for reaching out about this. While this article you’ve linked to is the most comprehensive resource we have available at the moment, I can clarify the following: - `SharedScreen` refers to the content being shared by the sharer, without any participant/speaker camera views being shown at the same time - `ActiveSpeaker` will switch depending on who is speaking at a given point in the recording. Having said this, it’s a great suggestion to create a more comprehensive resource that outlines how this maps between the UI and the API. I will see if this is something we might be able to work on. cc @shrijana.g Thanks, Will ---
**Author:** ![dsilveira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dsilveira/32/17637_2.png) [@dsilveira](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dsilveira)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recording-layout-description-for-each-recording-type/34170/3 "2020-10-29T17:25:08Z")
What’s the difference between `ActiveSpeaker` and `SpeakerView`? ---
**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recording-layout-description-for-each-recording-type/34170/4 "2020-10-30T20:08:49Z")
Hey @dsilveira, I believe ActiveSpeaker view will record any content that is being shared as well as the active speaker in the top right hand corner, while SpeakerView will record only the camera for the person speaking. Thanks, Will ---
**Author:** ![dsilveira](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dsilveira/32/17637_2.png) [@dsilveira](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dsilveira)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recording-layout-description-for-each-recording-type/34170/5 "2020-10-30T23:23:41Z")
Thank you for the response, Will. I’m not familiar with `SpeakerView`, as I have never come across any recording with that `recording_type`, but I regularly receive `ActiveSpeaker` recordings and they never contain any content that is being shared. My goal is to prioritize recordings for display, depending on what is returned. I’m going to go ahead and throw `SpeakerView` into the mix, even though I don’t know precisely what it contains, but any future documentation about UI to API mapping will be appreciated. Again, thanks for your help! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recording-layout-description-for-each-recording-type/34170/6 "2020-11-02T19:19:47Z")
Thanks for the context, @dsilveira! This is really valuable feedback, and can definitely see an area for improvement here. We will work on adding this to our roadmap for documentation clarifications. 🙂 Best, Will ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recording-layout-description-for-each-recording-type/34170/7 "2020-12-03T05:19:49Z")
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