# Automated Authorization from a third party app

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automated-authorization-from-a-third-party-app/58946>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [October 15, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automated-authorization-from-a-third-party-app/58946 "2021-10-15T17:31:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![RodM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RodM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/RodM)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automated-authorization-from-a-third-party-app/58946/1 "2021-10-15T17:31:42Z")

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We would like to use the Zoom API to collect phone logs.  
Our application is a windows service which is installed on each clients server.  
We need to have this all automated - no user interaction required by the client.

Our first problem is in using the OAuth which requires a redirect url and user interaction to obtain the Authorization code.  
Is there any way to automate this so that no user interaction is required.

I noticed in one of the forum posts a tech mentions the following  
You can also use JWT Tokens which are designed for server to server (no user interaction) authentication.  
But in your docs it says: Note: JWT may only be used for internal applications and processes. All apps created for third-party usage must use our OAuth app type.  
We would definitely seem to be a third party app so we could not use JWT.

Do I have all of this correct?  
Any suggestions would be welcome.

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**Author:** ![gianni.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/gianni.zoom/32/32523_2.png) [@gianni.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/gianni.zoom)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automated-authorization-from-a-third-party-app/58946/2 "2021-10-15T20:08:26Z")

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Hi @RodM ,

Happy to answer your questions. Your current understanding is correct! We are in the process of working through an OAuth authentication method that would allow a use case such as this.

Thank you,  
Gianni

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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 15, 2021, 6:08am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automated-authorization-from-a-third-party-app/58946/3 "2021-11-15T06:08:30Z")

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