# Cannot update meeting setting via API using meeting update patch request

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cannot-update-meeting-setting-via-api-using-meeting-update-patch-request/45751>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [March 15, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cannot-update-meeting-setting-via-api-using-meeting-update-patch-request/45751 "2021-03-15T16:52:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![derrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@derrick](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/derrick)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cannot-update-meeting-setting-via-api-using-meeting-update-patch-request/45751/1 "2021-03-15T16:52:03Z")

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**Description**  
Cannot update meeting settings using the PATCH /meetings/{meetingId} API endpoint

**Error**  
I have made the request from my app and also from the “Send a Test Request” section of this page: [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingupdate](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingupdate) and I receive a 204 status code both times. The “topic” will update fine, as well as the “host\_video” setting, but the “approval\_type” and “waiting\_room” settings will not update.

**Which App Type**  
OAuth

**Which Endpoint/s?**  
PATCH /meetings/{meetingId}

**How To Reproduce**  
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Using an OAuth access token, the Id of a previously created meeting, and the following json body, make an HTTP request to the PATCH /meetings/{meetingId} endpoint (I was able to reproduce this error using the “Send a Test Request” page at [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingupdate](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingupdate)):  
{  
“topic”: “My Test”,  
“type”: 2,  
“start\_time”: “2021-03-15T08:00:00Z”,  
“duration”: 60,  
“timezone”: “America/Los\_Angeles”,  
“settings”: {  
“approval\_type”: 0,  
“waiting\_room”: false,  
“host\_video”: true  
}  
}
2. Confirm you receive the expected “204” HTTP status code.
3. Confirm that “topic” will update fine, as well as the “host\_video” setting, but the “approval\_type” and “waiting\_room” settings will not update.

**Additional context**  
Date of Occurrence: March 12, 4:35pm PST  
Meeting ID: 97653073667  
Account No: 51381620

Any and all help is appreciated. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cannot-update-meeting-setting-via-api-using-meeting-update-patch-request/45751/2 "2021-03-16T20:26:25Z")

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Hey @derrick,

Thank you for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum. I tested out the request that you made and I was only able to reproduce the issue with changing `waiting_room`. However, it seems this is related to the **Require that all meetings are secured with one security option** setting.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/3/c/3c0a665f0699521fa67cefa8c64e0b8891bd5881.png)

Due to this setting, I saw that if I attempted to disable `waiting_room` without enabling another one of the security options, the change wouldn’t happen. Instead, if you add the `password` property to the request, you’ll see that `waiting_room` is disabled as expected.

When it comes to the issues setting `approval_type`, I’m not too sure why this is happening. Please send an email to [developersupport@zoom.us](mailto:developersupport@zoom.us) with a link to this thread. In that thread, please include the meeting ID where you’re seeing this behavior and I’ll investigate further.

Thanks,  
Max

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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:** [April 16, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cannot-update-meeting-setting-via-api-using-meeting-update-patch-request/45751/3 "2021-04-16T06:26:31Z")

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Closed on April 16, 2021, 6:26am UTC

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