# node-sdks livekit-server-sdk@2.18.0

- Product: node-sdks (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/node-sdks)
- Vendor: node-sdks
- Date: 2026-08-18
- Version: livekit-server-sdk@2.18.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/livekit/node-sdks/releases/tag/livekit-server-sdk%402.18.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/node-sdks/releases/livekit-server-sdk-2.18.0

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- **added** — Add EgressClient.startEgress(), a unified convenience method that calls the v2 Egress.StartEgress RPC with a StartEgressRequest or a partial init object
- **changed** — Update e2ee defaults to conform to required FFI fields and update protocol

###### Minor Changes

-   Add `EgressClient.startEgress()`, a unified convenience method that calls the v2 `Egress.StartEgress` RPC with a `StartEgressRequest` (or a partial init object). The existing per-type start helpers are unchanged. - [#706](https://github.com/livekit/node-sdks/pull/706) ([@frostbyte73](https://github.com/frostbyte73))

###### Patch Changes

-   update e2ee defaults to confirm to required FFI fields and update protocol - [#708](https://github.com/livekit/node-sdks/pull/708) ([@lukasIO](https://github.com/lukasIO))