I need a way to programatically rename myself as a guest (not the host). This could either be by a keyboard shortcut to pull up the rename dialog box, the API, or I could (worst-case scenario) create a web app using the Web SDK. The context of this is, If I have multiple people on one physical room…

Hi @jonmhargett , Thanks for reaching out about this—happy to offer some guidance. To that end, you might consider using the Meeting Registration endpoint to generate a unique join URL for this participant. In doing so, you would set the First & Last Name of this participant. Just keep in mind that…

Thanks for the suggestion. This use case requires changing the name multiple times during the course of the meeting.

Hey @jonmhargett , I appreciate the feedback, and can definitely understand the value in having an API endpoint to handle this in real time. While I’m happy to share this feedback internally, I’d also recommend suggesting this in our #feature-requests channel as well, if you’re so inclined. …

Added as a feature request: [image] Rename Display Name of My User as a Guest Feature Requests I need a way to programatically rename myself as a guest (not the host). This could either be by a keyboard shortcut to pull up the rename dialog box, the API, or I could (worst-…

Thanks @jonmhargett — we appreciate the suggestion and our team will continue to review requests like these on a regular basis. Best, Will

Hello! It will be nice. I am looking for solution for same issue. Istvan

Thanks for raising this with us @labist ! We will continue to advocate for this. Best, Will

API to Rename Display Name of My User as a Guest

API and Webhooks

jonmhargett (Jon) September 22, 2020, 8:17pm 5

Added as a feature request:

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Rename Display Name of My User as a Guest Feature Requests	4	4268	February 15, 2021
Is there an API to rename a participant? API and Webhooks	4	3150	August 21, 2020
Rename participant whilst in waiting room Feature Requests	1	770	May 22, 2024
"rename user" webhook? API and Webhooks	4	802	August 21, 2020
Need API request that retrieves participant names that have renamed during meeting Feature Requests	0	146	June 22, 2024

API to Rename Display Name of My User as a Guest

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