# Client ID is not valid when calling https://zoom.us/oauth/authorize

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/client-id-is-not-valid-when-calling-https-zoom-us-oauth-authorize/14328>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [April 21, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/client-id-is-not-valid-when-calling-https-zoom-us-oauth-authorize/14328 "2020-04-21T21:32:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![yperez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8e7dd6/32.png) [@yperez](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/yperez)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/client-id-is-not-valid-when-calling-https-zoom-us-oauth-authorize/14328/1 "2020-04-21T21:32:27Z")

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**Description**  
I am testing the following call in Postman but I keep getting a message of client ID is not valid. For client ID i am passing the API Key from my JWT created app. Not sure what else i might be missing. Appreciate any assistance.```  
[https://zoom.us/oauth/authorize?response\_type=code&client\_id=7lstjK9NTyett\_oeXtFiEQ&redirect\_uri=https://yourapp.com](https://zoom.us/oauth/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=7lstjK9NTyett_oeXtFiEQ&redirect_uri=https://yourapp.com)

```auto

**Error**
Invalid client_id: (4,702)

App Type OAuth

**Which Endpoint/s?**
https://zoom.us/oauth/authorize
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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/client-id-is-not-valid-when-calling-https-zoom-us-oauth-authorize/14328/2 "2020-04-23T00:18:42Z")

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Hey @yperez,

To use the [OAuth flow](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/auth/oauth), you will need to use a [OAuth](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/getting-started/app-types/create-oauth-app) app, not JWT. 🙂

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![yperez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8e7dd6/32.png) [@yperez](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/yperez)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/client-id-is-not-valid-when-calling-https-zoom-us-oauth-authorize/14328/3 "2020-04-23T01:35:07Z")

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Thanks Tommy, that worked.

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/client-id-is-not-valid-when-calling-https-zoom-us-oauth-authorize/14328/4 "2020-04-23T18:19:22Z")

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Happy to help! 🙂

-Tommy

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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, 8:54pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/client-id-is-not-valid-when-calling-https-zoom-us-oauth-authorize/14328/5 "2020-08-21T20:54:57Z")

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