# Detect microphone and camera turned on

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/detect-microphone-and-camera-turned-on/75924>\
**Category:** Windows\
**Created:** [September 14, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/detect-microphone-and-camera-turned-on/75924 "2022-09-14T14:42:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![marcin.sulecki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/marcin.sulecki/32/41391_2.png) [@marcin.sulecki](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/marcin.sulecki)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/detect-microphone-and-camera-turned-on/75924/1 "2022-09-14T14:42:02Z")

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Is there any way to get the information from the Zoom application that the microphone and camera are turned on? I would like to write an external application that will remind me of this.

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**Author:** ![millvillebroadcast1s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@millvillebroadcast1s](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/millvillebroadcast1s)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/detect-microphone-and-camera-turned-on/75924/2 "2022-09-17T05:15:36Z")

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i want to know the same i assume so steam Deck has a plugin for zoom but im using Touchportal a Better control Device

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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:** [October 17, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/detect-microphone-and-camera-turned-on/75924/3 "2022-10-17T15:15:57Z")

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Closed on October 17, 2022, 3:15pm UTC

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