# API or SDK for virtual background?

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-or-sdk-for-virtual-background/15593>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [April 30, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-or-sdk-for-virtual-background/15593 "2020-04-30T15:59:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![1017141005](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ce73a5/32.png) [@1017141005](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/1017141005)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-or-sdk-for-virtual-background/15593/1 "2020-04-30T15:59:35Z")

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**Description**  
We want to directly call the virtual background function in development, is there any related API?

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**Author:** ![michael\_p.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael_p.zoom/32/18105_2.png) [@michael\_p.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael_p.zoom)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-or-sdk-for-virtual-background/15593/2 "2020-04-30T23:15:45Z")

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Hi @1017141005,

Please see this forum post - [Is there an API for Virtual Background](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/is-there-an-api-for-virtual-background/13145/3)

Thanks

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**Author:** ![1017141005](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ce73a5/32.png) [@1017141005](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/1017141005)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 8:45am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-or-sdk-for-virtual-background/15593/3 "2020-05-16T08:45:59Z")

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Thanks a lot！  
In fact, my requirement is not to change the virtual background image, but to use zoom’s portrait segmentation function.  
For example, I have a photo or video with a portrait. I want to use zoom’s virtual background function to divide it into a person’s foreground and background  
Thanks！

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**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:** [May 20, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-or-sdk-for-virtual-background/15593/4 "2020-05-20T22:33:07Z")

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Hey @1017141005,

Currently this is not possible.

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**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, 9:27pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-or-sdk-for-virtual-background/15593/5 "2020-08-21T21:27:13Z")

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