Educational platform

API and Webhooks Authentication
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Hello,

I am working with an online academy that has more than 700 students.

We are planning to build a custom learning platform, and we are considering integrating Zoom into our system.

I would like to understand the following clearly:

  1. Can we use Zoom Meeting SDK to allow students to join meetings directly inside our website (without sharing Zoom links externally)?

  2. Can meetings be scheduled through API, and can we send automated reminders (e.g., 1 hour before the session)?

  3. Can recordings be started automatically without requiring the teacher to manually click “record”?

  4. Is it possible to access cloud recordings via API and display them inside our platform for admin review?

  5. Can we track attendance automatically when a student joins the session through our platform?

  6. Is it possible to track how long each student stayed in the session, to prevent attendance manipulation?

  7. What is the best recommended architecture for building a system like this:

    • LMS (learning platform)

    • Zoom integration

    • Attendance tracking

    • Recording management

  8. Do you recommend using Meeting SDK or Video SDK for this type of educational platform?

Thank you

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hi @Mona

  1. You can share links internally. samne as now
  2. Yes there is an api to shcedule meetings
  3. you can set meetings to recofrd automatically
  4. you can used the cloud recoding api, but this might need to be a separate admin app
  5. You would have to code to track each student, there is a hook to inform you that the student has joined or left, but you would need to write the code to record this
  6. if you do above you could track time. Zoom only tracks time in webinars
  7. Too big a question for me in this forum,
  8. The meeting sdk and appssdk would allow the controls you need. Dont use the videosdk it is hard and does not have the functions you need

All the best

John