# Avoid Host Video Recording

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/avoid-host-video-recording/1000>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [February 15, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/avoid-host-video-recording/1000 "2018-02-15T12:29:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![David\_Pereira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f14d63/32.png) [@David\_Pereira](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/David_Pereira)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/avoid-host-video-recording/1000/1 "2018-02-15T12:29:29Z")

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Hi,

Is there any way to avoid the recording of Host video? we would like to only have the video of the participant even if the Host is speaking.

We have read the docs, but we didn’t find a set up for this.&nbsp;

In addition, we think that some parts of the docs should have more information. Sometimes the description doesn’t help at all, like in this case:&nbsp;[https://zoom.github.io/api/#retrieve-a-users-settings](https://zoom.github.io/api/#retrieve-a-users-settings)

![](https://support.zoom.us/hc/user_images/1hSm_6iojMC0H2OEN9u_Yw.png)

Thank you in advance,

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Kind regards,

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David

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**Author:** ![Zoom\_Developer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Zoom\_Developer](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Zoom_Developer)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/avoid-host-video-recording/1000/2 "2018-02-15T17:27:12Z")

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Hi David, no - you cannot suppress the recording of just the host video if the host has their video turned on in the session (i.e. video is not muted).&nbsp;

we will take a look at the descriptions and fix it if it’s not clear.

Thanks

Wei

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**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/avoid-host-video-recording/1000/3 "2020-08-21T17:37:28Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 5:37pm UTC