# Claiming Host as CoHost

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/claiming-host-as-cohost/91581>\
**Category:** Video SDK\
**Created:** [July 10, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/claiming-host-as-cohost/91581 "2023-07-10T22:11:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![uyaniksigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bb73d2/32.png) [@uyaniksigma](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/uyaniksigma)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/claiming-host-as-cohost/91581/1 "2023-07-10T22:11:22Z")

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Hello there

I try to end a session as co-host but i get ’ **only host can do the operation** ’  
Is there any way to claim the host as co-host? (with some keys or something)

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**Author:** ![vic.yang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/vic.yang/32/24656_2.png) [@vic.yang](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/vic.yang)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/claiming-host-as-cohost/91581/2 "2023-07-11T02:09:33Z")

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Hey @uyaniksigma

Thanks for your feedback.

Video SDK has an API `client.reclaimHost` to claim the host role if a user is not the session host now. But the method is also conditional, only if the user is the original host in the session.

The condition for the original host is `role_type` field in the JWT payload with the value “1”.

Thanks  
Vic