# Add Assistants return empty ids

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-assistants-return-empty-ids/37463>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [December 2, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-assistants-return-empty-ids/37463 "2020-12-02T18:59:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![lrinos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/lrinos/32/17654_2.png) [@lrinos](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/lrinos)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-assistants-return-empty-ids/37463/1 "2020-12-02T18:59:36Z")

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**Description**  
Added Assistant with POST /users/{userId}/assistants. Message says created but returns empty ids

Sample result:  
{  
“ids”: “”,  
“added\_at”: “2020-12-02T18:52:29Z”  
}

**Error**  
No error message but returns empty ids in result

**Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?**  
JWT

**Which Endpoint/s?**  
POST /users/{userId}/assistants

> **[Add Assistants - Users - Zoom API - API Reference](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/userassistantcreate)**
>
> Assistants are the users to whom the current user has assigned scheduling privilege. These assistants can schedule meeting on behalf of the current user...

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**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:** [December 3, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-assistants-return-empty-ids/37463/2 "2020-12-03T17:56:16Z")

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Hi @lrinos,

Can you confirm that the assistant/scheduling privilege was not successfully added when you view the new assistant/user’s Scheduling settings in the UI?

Let me know—thanks!  
Will

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**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:** [January 3, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-assistants-return-empty-ids/37463/3 "2021-01-03T03:56:27Z")

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Closed on January 3, 2021, 3:56am UTC

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