# App testing without monetization **URL:** \ **Category:** App Marketplace\ **Created:** [July 17, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/app-testing-without-monetization/135366 "2025-07-17T15:37:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cinteladmin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/cinteladmin/32/70228_2.png) [@cinteladmin](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/cinteladmin)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/app-testing-without-monetization/135366/1 "2025-07-17T15:37:08Z")
I asked a question before, for some reason I can’t even link to the previous question because of limitations to this forum platform. And for some reason I now cannot reply to the answer I got, that previous thread is locked for some reason. So allow me to please re-ask the question, because the answer I received was not relevant to my question. I need to create a tool that will allow users to sign in with their zoom account, the tool will use the zoom API to create a zoom meeting link for the user. In order to do that, I created a “general app”. It’s currently marked as “development” and not “production”. I’m fine with that. I want to now add testers to test the app. I thought I need to do that in Local Test → “Assign test user licenses”, an option which forces me to define monetization plans, which I do not want to do (and in there, even defining a free monetization plan seems to require a stripe connect (“Please set up your payment account with Stripe in[marketplace.zoom.us](https://marketplace.zoom.us/) in order to continue creating pricing plans”) This entire process is very complicated, I just want to add several users so they’ll be able to test the integration before I go through with switching it to production. If there’s a different way to add testers to the development build then please let me know. Otherwise, ---
**Author:** ![catalina.diaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/catalina.diaz/32/69970_2.png) [@catalina.diaz](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/catalina.diaz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/app-testing-without-monetization/135366/2 "2025-07-17T18:24:39Z")
Hi @cinteladmin It looks like there’s some confusion around how to add test users, so I want to clarify that **clicking on the " Assign test user licenses"** is **not** the correct method. To add test users, you’ll want to do this through your **development environment** : 1. Go to the **Development** tab of your app. 2. Click on **Local Test**. 3. From there, select **Add App** — this is how you (or your testers) can authorize the app for testing. You can also invite [collaborators](https://developers.zoom.us/docs/distribute/app-ownership/app-collaborators/) to your app, and they can follow the same process to test it. If you’re testing in the **production environment** , the process is similar. However, for **external users** , you’ll want to request a **[Beta URL](https://developers.zoom.us/docs/distribute/sharing-private-and-beta-apps/)** (also called a **Shareable URL** ). This allows up to **10 users** to install and test your app before it’s published. If your test user is a **Zoom reviewer** , all they need is credentials to access your platform — whether that’s a website, app, or other interface. There’s no need to configure anything within Zoom itself for them; the setup should happen on your end. I’ve also recorded a quick video to help make everything more visual and easier to follow — I hope it helps! [Clips](https://success.zoom.us/clips/share/f99PnFLlSKSHyI6dGAbTOg) ---
**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:** [August 17, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/app-testing-without-monetization/135366/3 "2025-08-17T01:37:53Z")
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