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With PIN dial-in, phone participants dial a shared phone number and enter a room-specific PIN code to join. The PIN is unique to each room and generated automatically at room creation.

Create a room with PIN dial-in

Add the dialin property when creating or updating a room:
dialin properties:
  • display_name — name shown for the PSTN participant in the call.
  • wait_for_meeting_start — if true, the caller hears hold music until a meeting participant joins; if false, the call disconnects if no one is present.
  • room_numbers — optional array of purchased phone numbers to use for this room (e.g., [{"phone_number": "+12095038039"}]). Defaults to the earliest purchased number on your account. See below for details on assigning purchased numbers to PIN dial-in.
All PSTN-enabled rooms must have an expiry (exp) of less than 365 days. If using an owner token, we also recommend setting eject_at_room_exp.
The API response includes a dialin_code — the room’s unique PIN:

How callers join

Share the phone number and PIN with participants. For a frictionless experience, provide the full dial string with pauses (,,) so the phone automatically enters the PIN after connecting:
The ,, instructs the dialer to pause before sending the PIN digits, so callers don’t have to manually type the PIN.

Assign a purchased number to PIN dial-in

If you’ve purchased a phone number and want to use it for the PIN flow, configure it at the domain level:
See the pin_dialin domain configuration reference for full details.

Global dial-in numbers

If you don’t purchase a phone number, Daily provides global dial-in numbers in 27 countries. Free tier includes US and Canada. See the overview for more information.