# API application types

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-application-types/58910>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [October 14, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-application-types/58910 "2021-10-14T21:35:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![larry.rivera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/larry.rivera/32/31927_2.png) [@larry.rivera](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/larry.rivera)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-application-types/58910/1 "2021-10-14T21:35:15Z")

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**Description**  
Can the published API be used to control a users BYOD laptop with the zoom web application only or is the zoom API specific and can only control a Zoom Room PC.

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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:** [October 18, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-application-types/58910/2 "2021-10-18T13:49:12Z")

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Hi @larry.rivera,

Zoom APIs cannot control a user’s laptop. Only certain Zoom/ZR hardware can be controlled programmatically.

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:** [November 17, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-application-types/58910/3 "2021-11-17T23:49:43Z")

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Closed on November 17, 2021, 11:49pm UTC

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