# Duration vs. total\_minutes

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/duration-vs-total-minutes/5447>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [August 12, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/duration-vs-total-minutes/5447 "2019-08-12T14:18:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![binuvt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/binuvt/32/1535_2.png) [@binuvt](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/binuvt)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/duration-vs-total-minutes/5447/1 "2019-08-12T14:18:24Z")

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**Description/Error**  
In the response for API /past\_meetings/{meetingUUID}, we get duration and total\_minutes. Which one is the actual time duration for the meeting?

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**Author:** ![michael\_p.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael_p.zoom/32/18105_2.png) [@michael\_p.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael_p.zoom)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/duration-vs-total-minutes/5447/2 "2019-08-12T16:47:50Z")

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Hi @binuvt,

Duration is how long the meeting lasted. Total minutes is the total minutes for each attendee during that meeting.

Let us know if you need anything else.

Thanks

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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, 6:38pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/duration-vs-total-minutes/5447/3 "2020-08-21T18:38:37Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 6:38pm UTC