# Create meeting api does not respect use\_pmi=false

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-api-does-not-respect-use-pmi-false/55282>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [August 5, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-api-does-not-respect-use-pmi-false/55282 "2021-08-05T15:01:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![racke1983cn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/racke1983cn/32/29822_2.png) [@racke1983cn](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/racke1983cn)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-api-does-not-respect-use-pmi-false/55282/1 "2021-08-05T15:01:44Z")

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## Using this template helps us debug your issues more effectively 🙂

**Description**  
Create meeting api returns user’s personal meeting rather than a bespoke meeting

**Error**

**Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?**  
JWT  
Knowing the endpoint/s can help us to identify your issue faster. Please link the ones you need help/have a question with.

**Which Endpoint/s?**  
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[https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate)

**How To Reproduce (If applicable)**  
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Request URL / Headers (without credentials) / Body  
body is  
{  
“topic”: “xxxxx (QA)'s Meeting Room”,  
“password”: “”,  
“type”: 1,  
“settings”: {  
“use\_pmi”: false,  
“meeting\_authentication”: true,  
“host\_video”: true,  
“participant\_video”: false,  
“waiting\_room”: false,  
“mute\_upon\_entry”: false,  
“auto\_recording”: “none”,  
“encryption\_type”: “e2ee”  
}  
}

2. See error - returns personal meeting instead.  
{

}  
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**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-api-does-not-respect-use-pmi-false/55282/2 "2021-08-06T18:48:27Z")

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Hi @racke1983cn,

Can you confirm if you have your account settings in the UI such that PMI should be used for new meetings? It’s possible this setting could be overriding your API requests.

Thanks,  
Will

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**Author:** ![racke1983cn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/racke1983cn/32/29822_2.png) [@racke1983cn](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/racke1983cn)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-api-does-not-respect-use-pmi-false/55282/3 "2021-08-12T13:49:41Z")

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> [@will.zoom](#):
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> Can you confirm if you have your account settings in the UI such that PMI should be used for new meetings? It’s possible this setting could be overriding your API requests.

Thanks Will, That explains, we have “Use Personal Meeting ID (PMI) when starting an instant meeting” turned on.

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**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-api-does-not-respect-use-pmi-false/55282/4 "2021-08-13T15:43:16Z")

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I see, glad I could help! 🙂

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**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-api-does-not-respect-use-pmi-false/55282/5 "2021-08-13T15:43:20Z")

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Closed on August 13, 2021, 3:43pm UTC