diff --git a/packages/app-store/dailyvideo/lib/VideoApiAdapter.ts b/packages/app-store/dailyvideo/lib/VideoApiAdapter.ts
index 3910706a72..4442727595 100644
--- a/packages/app-store/dailyvideo/lib/VideoApiAdapter.ts
+++ b/packages/app-store/dailyvideo/lib/VideoApiAdapter.ts
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ const DailyVideoApiAdapter = (): VideoApiAdapter => {
   async function createInstantMeeting(endTime: string) {
     // added a 1 hour buffer for room expiration
     const exp = Math.round(new Date(endTime).getTime() / 1000) + 60 * 60;
+    const { scale_plan: scalePlan } = await getDailyAppKeys();
+
+    const isScalePlanTrue = scalePlan === "true";
 
     const body = {
       privacy: "public",
@@ -217,9 +220,14 @@ const DailyVideoApiAdapter = (): VideoApiAdapter => {
         enable_screenshare: true,
         enable_chat: true,
         exp: exp,
-        enable_recording: "cloud",
+        enable_recording: isScalePlanTrue ? "cloud" : undefined,
         start_video_off: true,
-        enable_transcription_storage: true,
+        enable_transcription_storage: isScalePlanTrue,
+        ...(!!isScalePlanTrue && {
+          permissions: {
+            canAdmin: ["transcription"],
+          },
+        }),
       },
     };