# Extend breakout rooms assign feature **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [January 5, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215 "2022-01-05T10:21:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dumidu47](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dumidu47/32/33599_2.png) [@dumidu47](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dumidu47)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/1 "2022-01-05T10:21:35Z")
In my use case, I create multiple breakout rooms at once (this feature is already available in the default zoom interface) then I assign participants from the main room to the breakout rooms based on their user identity matched with our logic (our user database is linked with their zoom user identity) So I m looking to extend the breakout room participants assigning functionality. Is there a way to do this through the Zoom REST API ? ---
**Author:** ![donte.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/donte.zoom/32/24412_2.png) [@donte.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/donte.zoom)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/2 "2022-01-05T13:58:11Z")
Greetings, @dumidu47, Thank you for posting in the Developer Forum. The **setting** object for [Create](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate) and [Update](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingupdate) Meeting API has a **breakout\_room** object you can use to pre-assigned breakout rooms: ![Screen Shot 2022-01-05 at 8.56.01 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/1/c/1cab1f6b40ee2e884a6abe614a99edb2c616610a.png) Here is our help documentation for the pre-assigned breakout rooms settings for reference : > **[Pre-assigning participants to breakout rooms](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360032752671-Pre-assigning-participants-to-breakout-rooms)** > > As a meeting host, you can split your meeting participants into breakout rooms when scheduling the meeting. This can be useful if you already know how you want to split up your participants. > You ca... I hope this helps. Best, Donte ---
**Author:** ![dumidu47](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dumidu47/32/33599_2.png) [@dumidu47](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dumidu47)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/3 "2022-01-05T15:25:41Z")
Hi @donte.zoom , Thank you for the reply. In my use case, I create multiple breakout rooms at once using the Zoom Host interface. Then I need to assign/move participants to those rooms through the REST API. I didn’t see the assigned participants method in the documentation. Is that feature available? ---
**Author:** ![donte.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/donte.zoom/32/24412_2.png) [@donte.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/donte.zoom)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/4 "2022-01-05T15:38:27Z")
@dumidu47 , Have you tried to use the Participants array[string] found within the breakout\_room object? The [Update meeting API](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingupdate) also includes the breakout\_room object. # Update A Meeting API ![Screen Shot 2022-01-05 at 10.45.04 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/b/d/bd5aa973cfbbfcbc20c9744fd73c31eab4f21fc3.png) ---
**Author:** ![dumidu47](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dumidu47/32/33599_2.png) [@dumidu47](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dumidu47)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/5 "2022-01-30T14:12:17Z")
Thank you. Are there any method to list down all breakout rooms in a specific zoom meeting and assign participants into that through web API ? ---
**Author:** ![gianni.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/gianni.zoom/32/32523_2.png) [@gianni.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/gianni.zoom)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/6 "2022-01-31T19:01:54Z")
Hi @dumidu47 , I believe what Donte shared allows you to do this. The rooms array allows you to assign participants into specific rooms. Thank you, Gianni ---
**Author:** ![dumidu47](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dumidu47/32/33599_2.png) [@dumidu47](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dumidu47)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/7 "2022-02-01T12:11:49Z")
Thanks. It shows me not found for all the API doc links. [meetingupdate](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingupdate) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/e/5/e5ff7a2f0631c09fa7548a1900e6ad1caac61a38.png) ---
**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/8 "2022-02-03T23:08:09Z")
Hi @dumidu47 We recently updated our documentation platform. Visit the API docs here: [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/methods#tag/Meetings](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/methods#tag/Meetings) Best, Elisa ---
**Author:** ![boristheteacher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/boristheteacher/32/71621_2.png) [@boristheteacher](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/boristheteacher)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/9 "2022-02-23T15:42:13Z")
Hello everyone, Is there a method to retrieve participants of the current/live meeting including zoom registered and not registered users. One that doesn’t require a Business plan (I have a Pro plan). Thank you for your time! ---
**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/10 "2022-03-08T23:22:10Z")
Hi @boristheteacher Thanks for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum, I am happy to help here! Unfortunately the endpoints that you can call to get the data you are looking for are available only on our Dashboard API which need a Business or higher plan. ---
**Author:** ![boristheteacher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/boristheteacher/32/71621_2.png) [@boristheteacher](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/boristheteacher)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 7:15am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/11 "2022-03-09T07:15:54Z")
Thanks Elisa, I see. I wish there was a way to test the Business plan features before upgrading my account. I reached out to sales and they didn’t seem willing to offer a trial. I already have 4 pro accounts but I guess I’ll have to look for another approach. ---
**Author:** ![boristheteacher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/boristheteacher/32/71621_2.png) [@boristheteacher](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/boristheteacher)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/12 "2022-04-05T21:21:27Z")
Hi Donte. Would you happen to know if it’s possible to update the meeting (update breakout rooms participants array) after the meeting has already started? Would it be possible to assign users (using username or user id) who don’t have registered zoom accounts also? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![donte.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/donte.zoom/32/24412_2.png) [@donte.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/donte.zoom)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/13 "2022-04-22T15:00:35Z")
> [@boristheteacher](#): > > Would you happen to know if it’s possible to update the meeting (update breakout rooms participants array) after the meeting has already started? Although you can listen for breakout room events, programmatically moving participants to different breakout rooms, for example, is currently not supported. This is because the Zoom API does not have access to in-meeting controls. Instead, the Zoom API is intended for Pre and Post-meeting configuration. So you can pre-assign and re-assign breakout room participants before the meeting start, but not during. However, I can see the value programmatically moving participants would add to the developer experience. If you would like this feature to be considered for a future release, please feel welcome to submit your use case as feedback here: [https://zoom.us/feed.](https://zoom.us/feed) > [@boristheteacher](#): > > Would it be possible to assign users (using username or user id) who don’t have registered zoom accounts also? Currently, it is not possible to assign users (using username or user id) who don’t have registered zoom accounts. Regards, Donte ---
**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:** [May 23, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/extend-breakout-rooms-assign-feature/62215/14 "2022-05-23T01:01:44Z")
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