# Add meeting registrant API **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [December 16, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-meeting-registrant-api/7082 "2019-12-16T03:17:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![emoore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/emoore/32/761_2.png) [@emoore](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/emoore)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-meeting-registrant-api/7082/1 "2019-12-16T03:17:00Z")
**Description/Error** When I use add meeting registrant API, if the Host is a Basic user then it returns an error: Only available for paid user. My App is using a paid account with 4 pro users and some basic users. Is this supposed to be like that? Seems like that is unusual behavior since to use the api your App has to be authorized by a paid account. Eric ---
**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-meeting-registrant-api/7082/2 "2019-12-16T18:11:31Z")
Hey @emoore, To confirm what you are saying, A Basic (free) user has installed your app, and when they are adding a meeting Registrant, it returns the error: “Only available for paid user.” If so this is the intended functionality. From our support docs: “Host user type must be Pro” > **[Registration for Meetings](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/211579443-Registration-for-Meetings)** > > Overview > Scheduling a meeting that requires registration will allow you to have your participants register with their e-mail, name, other questions, and custom questions. You can also generate meet... Are API can be used by free users, but for endpoints that control [Paid Features](https://zoom.us/pricing) like Cloud Recording, and Registration they will throw the “Only available for paid user.” error. Thanks, Tommy ---
**Author:** ![emoore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/emoore/32/761_2.png) [@emoore](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/emoore)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-meeting-registrant-api/7082/3 "2019-12-16T21:58:34Z")
I have a paid Zoom account. My Zoom account has 4 pro users and a few basic users. I built an App. I authorized the App to use my Zoom account. My App schedules meetings. When my App schedules a meeting with a basic user as the Host, my App receives the “only for paid users” error when it calls the add registrant API endpoint. Why does this happen when I am using a paid Zoom account? Eric ---
**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-meeting-registrant-api/7082/4 "2019-12-16T23:16:11Z")
Hey @emoore, The reason this happens is because the user you are scheduling for as the host is a free basic user. ## Prerequisites for Registration - Host user type must be Pro - The meeting you are enabling registration for cannot use your [PMI](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362843-What-is-Personal-Meeting-ID-PMI-and-Personal-Vanity-URL-PVU-) > **[Registration for Meetings](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/211579443-Registration-for-Meetings)** > > Overview > Scheduling a meeting that requires registration will allow you to have your participants register with their e-mail, name, other questions, and custom questions. You can also generate meet... Thanks, Tommy ---
**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-meeting-registrant-api/7082/5 "2020-08-21T19:07:53Z")