# Check if session has started before joining

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/check-if-session-has-started-before-joining/75907>\
**Category:** Video SDK\
**Created:** [September 14, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/check-if-session-has-started-before-joining/75907 "2022-09-14T10:57:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![StoryTrade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@StoryTrade](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/StoryTrade)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/check-if-session-has-started-before-joining/75907/1 "2022-09-14T10:57:32Z")

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Hi!

Is there a way for a participant to tell if a session has started (given its id/topic)? I have not found a way to do that in the SDK.

Yes, the participant can join and see if there are others there, but we don’t want that (mainly because session minutes start ticking then, right?)

Thanks,  
/Micke

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**Author:** ![StoryTrade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@StoryTrade](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/StoryTrade)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/check-if-session-has-started-before-joining/75907/2 "2022-09-19T07:25:31Z")

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No one, really? I would have thought this to be a pretty natural API to have.

/Micke

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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:** [September 27, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/check-if-session-has-started-before-joining/75907/3 "2022-09-27T07:09:50Z")

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Hi @StoryTrade ,

Sorry this feature does not exist for participants at this time, but we appreciate the prompt for a feature that will improve our user experience!