# Create meeting POST does not respect template\_id

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-post-does-not-respect-template-id/46914>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [March 30, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-post-does-not-respect-template-id/46914 "2021-03-30T12:30:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![4iforum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/4iforum/32/25273_2.png) [@4iforum](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/4iforum)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-post-does-not-respect-template-id/46914/1 "2021-03-30T12:30:04Z")

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I would be grateful for some help with the API. I am making some test calls in the Insomnia REST client. Everything I’ve tried works well except for this one issue.

**Description**  
I am able to make API calls and have been making a request to POST /users/{userId}/meetings successfully. However, when I add the template\_id as per the docs, a new meeting is created, but without the settings of the template. This works correctly through the web interface, however. I am specifying the template\_id in the JSON object in the request body as per my understanding of the docs found at: [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate)

**Error**  
No error is returned, but the created meeting is not based on the specified template ID.

**Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?**  
JWT

**Which Endpoint/s?**  
POST /users/{userId}/meetings

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

1. Create a template in the Zoom web console.

2. Note the template ID (available in the page source, or by requesting GET /users/{userId}/meeting\_templates)

3. Form a request to POST /users/{userId}/meetings with the below body and bearer authentication with a valid JWT. Replace H2ImFs4cQf-7CswZYwXkpw with the valid template\_id found in step 2.

> ```
> {
> "topic": "4iforum: Test Meeting 5 from Template",
> "type": "2",
> "start_time": "2021-07-28T14:00:00",
> "timezone": "Europe/London",
> "duration": "120",
> "password": "123456",
> "template_id": "H2ImFs4cQf-7CswZYwXkpw"
> }
> 
> ```

**Screenshots (If applicable)**

**Additional context**  
I am able to make other calls, including to create new meetings with no problems at all. It’s just that the template\_id is not used. If I deliberately make the template\_id invalid, the request hangs, suggesting that it is being checked during the request processing.

Many thanks.

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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 30, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-post-does-not-respect-template-id/46914/2 "2021-03-30T22:07:47Z")

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Hey @4iforum,

Thank you for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum. Please send an email to [developersupport@zoom.us](mailto:developersupport@zoom.us) with a link to this thread. In that email, please include the meeting ID of a meeting that was created using that template ID.

I’ll be sure to investigate the issue further with that information.

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 30, 2021, 8:07am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-post-does-not-respect-template-id/46914/3 "2021-04-30T08:07:49Z")

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Closed on April 30, 2021, 8:07am UTC

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