First time using the zoom api for creating meeting without video

API and Webhooks
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hi guys,

i really need some guidance.

i want to create with the zoom api this flow and not sure where should i look at:

  1. create a meeting using /users/{userId}/meetings (i than get the meeting url so i can invite someone?)
  2. configure a meeting without video/with video for all the participants
  3. make the meeting have a timer and will last after couple of minutes

please help me out how and direct me on the specific api to do it.

thanks,
Adi

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Hey @adi.mor, welcome to the Zoom Developer Platform!

Here are the steps:

  1. Create a meeting for yourself or one of your users with the settings you want: https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate

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  2. Enable the meeting timer setting:

  1. Stop the meeting programmatically (if you want) via the Update Meeting Status endpoint.

Thanks,
Tommy

3

hi thanks for the answers - it really helps me.

i have one more question - how can i configure a meeting with only audio enabled for all participants?

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Hey @adi.mor,

You can set the audio settings as well in the Create meeting endpoint, or in your Zoom settings.

Thanks,
Tommy

5

hi it doesn’t seems to be working.

let me explain further what i am aiming to do.

i want to create a meeting that starts in a specific time (and you can’t join before) however, i don’t want the host (me) to be in the meeting, and also i don’t want any of the participants will have the ability to start video. i want this meeting to end in a specific time.

let’s say, meeting starts at 20:00 and suppose to end in 20:05, two participants join (and the host isn’t one of them) and both of them can’t open video.

i tried using this paramaters but it doesn’t seem working:

“start_time”: “2020-04-04T05:54:00Z”, // it doesn’t matter the start time from what i understand it matters just if the host clicks on the start_url/join the meeting.
“duration”: “1”, // doesn’t have any affect, suppose to have on recurring meeting.
“settings”: {
“participant_video”: “false” // means that the default is that the participant video is off, but he can still change it, and i don’t want him to be able to do so
}

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also, i am not sure how to open 3 meetings that will start in the same time (where i am the host, but don’t want to be part in the meeting), where you won’t be able to join before that certain time. can you explain me how to achieve this?

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Hey @adi.mor,

The host is required to start the meeting.

Unless you have join before host enabled:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/202828525-Join-Before-Host

Please see this article:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206122046-Can-I-Host-Concurrent-Meetings-

Thanks,
Tommy