# Calim host

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/calim-host/333>\
**Category:** Android\
**Created:** [August 16, 2017, 6:48am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/calim-host/333 "2017-08-16T06:48:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Amir\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Amir\_A](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Amir_A)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 6:48am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/calim-host/333/1 "2017-08-16T06:48:13Z")

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How can a certain participant can claim&nbsp;to be the&nbsp;meeting’s host during the meeting?

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**Author:** ![Wei\_Guo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ec9cab/32.png) [@Wei\_Guo1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Wei_Guo1)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/calim-host/333/2 "2017-08-16T16:45:02Z")

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Hi Amir,

please take a look at makeHost(long userid) API. User can not claim to be the host, but the original meeting host can set host.

Best

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**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/calim-host/333/3 "2020-08-21T17:17:29Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 5:17pm UTC