# Duplicate participants returned from API

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/duplicate-participants-returned-from-api/22408>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [June 26, 2020, 12:20am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/duplicate-participants-returned-from-api/22408 "2020-06-26T00:20:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ryan3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/ryan3/32/4260_2.png) [@ryan3](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/ryan3)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 12:20am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/duplicate-participants-returned-from-api/22408/1 "2020-06-26T00:20:54Z")

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**Description**  
calling `/v2/past_meetings/${uuid}/participants` and getting multiple participants with the same id, name, and email. Why would that happen?

Meeting ID: UZkkkqspSQixWxgEMd817g==

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**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:** [June 26, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/duplicate-participants-returned-from-api/22408/2 "2020-06-26T22:50:16Z")

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Hey @ryan3,

This can happen if users join, leave, and re join the meeting.

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/duplicate-participants-returned-from-api/22408/3 "2020-08-21T22:28:43Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 10:28pm UTC