# Don't automatically record until the host arrives

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/dont-automatically-record-until-the-host-arrives/44111>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [February 23, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/dont-automatically-record-until-the-host-arrives/44111 "2021-02-23T23:19:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![TylerSilvestri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tylersilvestri/32/23549_2.png) [@TylerSilvestri](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/TylerSilvestri)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/dont-automatically-record-until-the-host-arrives/44111/1 "2021-02-23T23:19:53Z")

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I generally really appreciate “automatically record” because I constantly forget. The problem I’m having is that when people arrive before me or join a recurring meeting at the wrong time, I either get the correct recording with several minutes of awkward, pre-my-arriving silence or seconds-long recordings of people being there.

I’d appreciate an option to automatically begin recording when the host joins the meeting.

I realize I could just bar participants from getting there before I do, but I’d rather not. Additionally, I realize I could just remember to record myself, but if I could fix stuff like that, many other problems in my life would be solved too.

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**Author:** ![e.divedeepai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/e.divedeepai/32/49128_2.png) [@e.divedeepai](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/e.divedeepai)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/dont-automatically-record-until-the-host-arrives/44111/2 "2023-06-19T11:46:43Z")

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Hi Tyler, did you happen to resolve this issue ?