# Create meeting setting \`waiting\_room: false\` doesn't work **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [November 14, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-setting-waiting-room-false-doesnt-work/36004 "2020-11-14T05:26:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mike8](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/mike8/32/18771_2.png) [@mike8](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/mike8)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-setting-waiting-room-false-doesnt-work/36004/1 "2020-11-14T05:26:34Z")
I’m creating a meeting with POST [https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/me/meetings](https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/me/meetings) Since the introduction of waiting rooms, my `join_before_host` setting began to be ignored. I saw the new param `waiting_room`, but setting it false doesn’t seem to work. Request body: `{"settings":{"waiting_room":false,"join_before_host":true,"use_pmi":false},"topic":"blah","duration":30}` The response has `"waiting_room": true` and sure enough, the meeting has a waiting room and requires the host to be in it. 1. What am I doing wrong? 2. How can I be notified of upcoming breaking changes like this in the future? ---
**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:** [November 16, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-setting-waiting-room-false-doesnt-work/36004/2 "2020-11-16T21:11:02Z")
Hey @mike8, This change was made a few months ago when we decided to enforce having either a Passcode and or Waiting Room turned on for meetings. Please ensure you are setting a passcode for your meeting, then you will be able to turn off the waiting room. You can also check your account level settings to see if the [waiting room setting](https://zoom.us/account/setting) is locked to on. ![Screen Shot 2020-11-16 at 2.09.08 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/3/b/3be81f812c7b717e147032b74d489e436f173ec0.png) This change was sent to every email with a Zoom account, you can reach out to [support.zoom.us](http://support.zoom.us) if you were not notified. > **[Required Passwords and your Zoom Integration](https://medium.com/zoom-developer-blog/required-passwords-and-your-zoom-integration-1c02828c5e68)** > > To align with Zoom’s recent announcement pertaining to our 90 day security initiative, we will be requiring all previously scheduled… > **[Announcements - Stay Up To Date - Documentation](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/stay-up-to-date/announcements#passcode-and-wr-changes)** > > Announcements > > Below are upcoming and recent backwards compatible changes made to the Zoom Developer Platform. For other recent changes to the Zoom API,... > **[Meeting and webinar passcodes](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360033559832-Meeting-and-webinar-passcodes)** > > Note: Starting September 27, Zoom will require that all meetings have a Passcode or a Waiting Room enabled for accounts with a single licensed user, Pro accounts with 2 or more licenses, and Busine... Thanks, Tommy ---
**Author:** ![mike8](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/mike8/32/18771_2.png) [@mike8](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/mike8)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 11:35pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-setting-waiting-room-false-doesnt-work/36004/3 "2020-11-18T23:35:12Z")
Thanks, Tommy! Very helpful. I see in the API docs that I have to generate a password myself, there’s no option to make Zoom generate one? ---
**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:** [November 19, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-setting-waiting-room-false-doesnt-work/36004/4 "2020-11-19T20:18:07Z")
Hey @mike8, Depending on [which scenario your API request falls under](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/stay-up-to-date/announcements#api-behavior-changes), you may be able to pass an empty string in order to have the API autogenerate a password for you. Best, Will ---
**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:** [December 20, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/create-meeting-setting-waiting-room-false-doesnt-work/36004/5 "2020-12-20T06:18:17Z")
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