# Enable Screen Sharing By Default

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/enable-screen-sharing-by-default/30520>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [September 17, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/enable-screen-sharing-by-default/30520 "2020-09-17T06:27:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeevan.thomaskoshy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jeevan.thomaskoshy/32/15459_2.png) [@jeevan.thomaskoshy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jeevan.thomaskoshy)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/enable-screen-sharing-by-default/30520/1 "2020-09-17T06:27:10Z")

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**Description**  
I want to enable Screen Sharing by default for all the meetings that I create via API. I am using this API to create a new meeting.  
[https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/{userId}/meetings](https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/%7BuserId%7D/meetings)  
This is the body that I am using  
{  
“topic”: “This is a demo meeting”,  
“start\_time”: “2020-09-17T05:01:45.221Z”,  
“settings”: {  
“join\_before\_host”: true,  
“mute\_upon\_entry”: true,  
“waiting\_room”:false,  
“host\_video”:true,  
“participant\_video”:true  
}  
}

I tried looking at the online documentation, but couldn’t find a field in the request to allow screen sharing to be turned on.

**Error**  
Whenever I try to share screen on a meeting generated by this API, I get the message saying Screen Sharing is disabled by the host .

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

**Which Endpoint/s?**  
[https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/{userId}/meetings](https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/%7BuserId%7D/meetings)

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

1. Request URL / Headers (without credentials) / Body
2. See error

**Screenshots (If applicable)**  
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

**Additional context**  
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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:** [September 17, 2020, 6:27am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/enable-screen-sharing-by-default/30520/2 "2020-09-17T06:27:38Z")

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Hey @jeevan.thomaskoshy

Thanks for posting on the Zoom Devforum! I am still learning, but I will try my best to help answer your question. 🙂

Checkout this related thread that may have the answer you are looking for:

> [@Screen sharing using rest API](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/909):
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> Is screen sharing possible using rest api. which api method should be used to do the same. how can a host view shared screen using rest api.&nbsp; please assist.

If this thread did not help, please let us know by replying back here and someone from the Developer Relations team will get back to you shortly.

Thanks,  
DeveloperBot

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/enable-screen-sharing-by-default/30520/3 "2020-10-17T16:27:47Z")

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Closed on October 17, 2020, 4:27pm UTC

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