# Add webinar status to API response from /webinars/{webinarId}

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-webinar-status-to-api-response-from-webinars-webinarid/30729>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [September 18, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-webinar-status-to-api-response-from-webinars-webinarid/30729 "2020-09-18T20:00:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![dmason](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dmason/32/15282_2.png) [@dmason](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dmason)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-webinar-status-to-api-response-from-webinars-webinarid/30729/1 "2020-09-18T20:00:34Z")

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**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**  
It’s not possible to get the webinar status using the API without an admin account. See the support topic [How to get webinar status?](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-webinar-status/6711).

**Describe the solution you’d like**  
Add `status` to the response from /webinars/{webinarId}.

**Describe alternatives you’ve considered**  
Using webhooks with the Webinar started event is a potential workaround, but my application currently doesn’t use webhooks so the implementation would require a lot of work.

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**Author:** ![jamesdeschenes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@jamesdeschenes](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jamesdeschenes)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-webinar-status-to-api-response-from-webinars-webinarid/30729/2 "2021-02-22T17:31:38Z")

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I would like to have a follow-up on this request. I have the exact same problem and look forward to adding this request. After 5 months without response, is it a feature that you would like to add on Zoom API in a near futur or should I use something else for check if a webinar is started or not? Thank you!

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**Author:** ![michael.beaucourt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@michael.beaucourt](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael.beaucourt)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-webinar-status-to-api-response-from-webinars-webinarid/30729/3 "2021-03-23T23:33:22Z")

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I would also like to see this feature implented. We really need the status value for a webinar. I don’t currently see how the dashboard api can tell a webinar is active.

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**Author:** ![socialacademy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@socialacademy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/socialacademy)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 2:00pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-webinar-status-to-api-response-from-webinars-webinarid/30729/4 "2022-11-09T14:00:27Z")

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Hello! Any news on this?

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**Author:** ![arn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/arn/32/44291_2.png) [@arn](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/arn)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 10:30am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-webinar-status-to-api-response-from-webinars-webinarid/30729/5 "2023-01-17T10:30:23Z")

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Hello, this feature could be really useful!  
Any follow-up on this?  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![socialacademy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@socialacademy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/socialacademy)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-webinar-status-to-api-response-from-webinars-webinarid/30729/6 "2023-03-09T14:44:54Z")

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Hello! Any updates? it’s been a while since the feature request was made!

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**Author:** ![fbeaudoin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/fbeaudoin/32/46355_2.png) [@fbeaudoin](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/fbeaudoin)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-webinar-status-to-api-response-from-webinars-webinarid/30729/7 "2023-03-10T17:54:14Z")

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I would also need this. Any news?

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**Author:** ![elbadri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elbadri/32/46224_2.png) [@elbadri](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elbadri)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/add-webinar-status-to-api-response-from-webinars-webinarid/30729/8 "2023-03-22T07:48:21Z")

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Hello! Any updates? it’s been a while since the feature request was made!