# Automatically record specific meetings only

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automatically-record-specific-meetings-only/119117>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [October 14, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automatically-record-specific-meetings-only/119117 "2024-10-14T20:46:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![sunilp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/sunilp/32/50287_2.png) [@sunilp](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sunilp)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automatically-record-specific-meetings-only/119117/1 "2024-10-14T20:46:53Z")

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Hello,

Is it possible to enable `auto_recording` only for specific meetings when “Automatic recording” is disabled for the account?

In my account settings, I have Cloud recording enabled and Automatic recording disabled:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/61f1d12a2d3ece24acfb07633c94fa6aba2c243e.png)  
and  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/610fe0f78d0c7daeb496473ca798aacf941ad16b.png)

Now, when I try to update an upcoming meeting using [meetingUpdate](https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/rest/reference/zoom-api/methods/#operation/meetingUpdate) API, I get a `HTTP 204` response, but the auto\_recording is not updated.

Is this scenario not supported? We don’t want to enable automatic recording for all meetings, but only for specific meetings.

Here are the API requests I’m making:

```auto
$ curl -s -X PATCH -d '{"settings": {"auto_recording": "cloud"}}' --header 'Authorization: Bearer token' --header 'Content-Type: application/json' https://api.zoom.us/v2/meetings/88665907478

```

```auto
$ curl -s --header 'Authorization: Bearer token' --header 'Content-Type: application/json' https://api.zoom.us/v2/meetings/88665907478 | jq .settings.auto_recording                               
"none"

```

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**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automatically-record-specific-meetings-only/119117/2 "2024-10-22T14:21:42Z")

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Hi @sunilp  
Thanks for reaching out to us!  
I just did some tests on my end and if you create a meeting with the auto\_recording:cloud, the setting will apply to the meeting, even if the feature is disabled at account level

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**Author:** ![sunilp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/sunilp/32/50287_2.png) [@sunilp](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sunilp)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automatically-record-specific-meetings-only/119117/3 "2024-10-22T16:34:21Z")

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Hi @elisa.zoom, in our case, the meetings are being created separately, typically via Google Calendar integration. I’m trying to update the meeting to set the `auto_recording` flag, and as you can see in the output I provided, this doesn’t seem to be working. Is there a different way I can set the flag?

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**Author:** ![sunilp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/sunilp/32/50287_2.png) [@sunilp](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sunilp)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automatically-record-specific-meetings-only/119117/4 "2024-10-22T17:47:27Z")

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One more detail that was missing from my original post, the “Automatic recording” setting is disabled on my account and it’s also locked by admin.

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**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automatically-record-specific-meetings-only/119117/5 "2024-10-31T18:00:49Z")

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Hi @sunilp  
Sorry for the late reply here! I missed your response.  
I just tried replicating this issue on my end and was able to update the auto\_recording with the PAtch request, even if the setting is disabled  
Are you still having this issue?

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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 4, 2025, 9:37am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/automatically-record-specific-meetings-only/119117/6 "2025-11-04T09:37:00Z")

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