# Allow external users to create meetings

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/allow-external-users-to-create-meetings/118078>\
**Category:** Meeting SDK\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [September 25, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/allow-external-users-to-create-meetings/118078 "2024-09-25T15:09:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![hammad.ali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47774/32.png) [@hammad.ali](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/hammad.ali)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/allow-external-users-to-create-meetings/118078/1 "2024-09-25T15:09:57Z")

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Can external users utilize the Zoom Meeting SDK to authorize through a redirect URL, obtain an access token, and subsequently create Zoom meetings using that token. I have tested this on a developer I wanna know if this flow would work for an external user.

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**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/allow-external-users-to-create-meetings/118078/2 "2024-09-26T17:23:46Z")

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Hi @hammad.ali  
Thanks for reaching out to us and welcome to the Zoom Developer Community!  
Yes, external users can utilize the Zoom meeting SDK and authorize it through a redirect URL, but in order for this to work, your application must be published in the Zoom Marketplace.  
Learn more about app distribution here:

> **[Publishing apps](https://developers.zoom.us/docs/distribute/)**
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> The Zoom Developer Platform is an open platform that allows third-party developers to build applications and integrations upon Zoom’s video-first unified communications platform.