# API to add webinar panelist doesn't work

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-to-add-webinar-panelist-doesnt-work/51732>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [June 3, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-to-add-webinar-panelist-doesnt-work/51732 "2021-06-03T22:41:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![ebenzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@ebenzle](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/ebenzle)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-to-add-webinar-panelist-doesnt-work/51732/1 "2021-06-03T22:41:08Z")

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**Description**  
We want to add a panelist to our webinar but need to get their unique id so we can track them after the webinar. Adding a registrant returns their unique id, which works perfectly. But adding a panelist only returns the meeting id. This doesn’t seem correct, since we already know the meeting id, what we really need is the unique user id, so we can track that user in the future.

**Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?**  
Using JWT

**Which Endpoint/s?**  
We use this endpoint to add the panelist: [POST] [api.zoom.us/v2/webinars/1111111111/panelists](http://api.zoom.us/v2/webinars/1111111111/panelists)

The panelist is added and it returns this:  
{  
“id”: “11111111111”, \<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\< this is the webinarid  
“updated\_at”: “2021-06-03T21:50:13Z”  
}

**How To Reproduce (If applicable)**  
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Add panelist with the API
2. We want to know the user id of the panelist that was just added, but the API only returns the meeting id

We currently use a similar process for registrants:

1. Add registrant with [POST] [api.zoom.us/v2/webinars/93583770221/registrants](http://api.zoom.us/v2/webinars/93583770221/registrants)
2. This returns the user id, which we use after the webinar to check attendance
3. We want to use the same process for panelists, is that not possible?

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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:** [June 4, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-to-add-webinar-panelist-doesnt-work/51732/2 "2021-06-04T16:26:14Z")

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Hi @ebenzle,

Thanks for reaching out about this.

I believe the details you’re looking for should be returned by the List Webinar Panelists endpoint:

> **[List panelists - Webinars - Zoom API - API Reference](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/webinars/webinarpanelists)**
>
> Panelists in a Webinar can view and send video, screen share, annotate, etc and do much more compared to attendees in a Webinar. 
> 
> Use this API to list ...

Let me know if this helps!  
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:** [July 5, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/api-to-add-webinar-panelist-doesnt-work/51732/3 "2021-07-05T02:27:09Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2021, 2:27am UTC

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