Enable focus_mode on createmeeting API?

[eric_od_sv (EricOD)]

Description
I’m trying to enable focus_mode on zoom meeting through API, but I could not enable it to true?

For whatever focus_mode: true/false in the request, the final meeting response always gives me focus_mode: false?

I checked my account settings, focus mode it’s enabled

Error
The complete request:

{
“topic”:“test6”,
“type”:2,
“settings”:{
“auto_recording”:“cloud”,
“waiting_room”:false,
"focus_mode":true,
“private_meeting”:true
}
}

The response

{
“uuid”: “8NuzBnUdT/Ojvi+VY+Gucg==”,
“id”: 89760511010,
“host_id”: “mnTaZo1jRmS21J7F06EURA”,
“host_email”: “MASKED”,

…

“settings”: {
“host_video”: false,

…

"focus_mode": false,
“private_meeting”: true
},

}

Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?
JWT

Which Endpoint/s?
https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/yang.hu@opendoor.com/meetings

How To Reproduce (If applicable)
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

curl --location --request POST ‘https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/yang.hu@opendoor.com/meetings’
–header ‘Content-Type: application/json’
–header ‘Authorization: Bearer MASKED’
–data-raw ‘{
“topic”:“test6”,
“type”:2,
“settings”:{
“auto_recording”:“cloud”,
“waiting_room”:false,
“focus_mode”:true,
“private_meeting”:true
}
}’

Screenshots (If applicable)

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

[eric_od_sv (EricOD)]

I tried both focus_mode true/false under settings.focus_mode

Doesn’t work to me, the meeting object coming back always has focus_mode = false

I tried waiting_room & private_meeting, works fine

Wonder what’s the right way to enable focus_mode through createmeeting API?

[donte.zoom (Donte)]

@eric_od_sv,

Thank you for posting on the developer forum. Have you tried to add focus_mode = true as a param value? In my testing, focus_mode is enabled when setting the property to true:

Also, be sure to select Allow the host to enable focus when scheduling in your account settings as well:

Best,
Donte

[eric_od_sv (EricOD)]

Ah thanks, looks like the checkbox of “Allow host to enable focus mode when scheduling” is the key here

[donte.zoom (Donte)]

@eric_od_sv,

Cool beans, thanks for the update, and glad to hear you were able to enable focus mode.

Be sure to reach out should you have additional questions or comments.

Best,
Donte