# Get Recording by Recording Type

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/get-recording-by-recording-type/40601>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [January 14, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/get-recording-by-recording-type/40601 "2021-01-14T19:47:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![roberto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/roberto/32/21308_2.png) [@roberto](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/roberto)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/get-recording-by-recording-type/40601/1 "2021-01-14T19:47:40Z")

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Hi, I’m wanting to get a list for all the recordings within an account so I’m using the /accounts/{accountId}/recordings API. I can get a list but I get all types and if I pass in a new query of “recording\_type” as “audio\_transcript” using the Test Request page, I still get all the types. I can iterate over the list and skip the ones I don’t need but it would be nice to only retrieve the types I want. Is there a way to do this? I’m using the Test Request page: [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/cloud-recording/getaccountcloudrecording](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/cloud-recording/getaccountcloudrecording)

Also, is there documentation to see the specifics around the different recording types? For example, what is a “timeline” type?

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**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/get-recording-by-recording-type/40601/2 "2021-01-15T20:43:10Z")

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Hey @roberto,

Thank you for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum. It looks like that API endpoint doesn’t support a `recording_type` parameter. I think that your initial thought on iterating through the recordings is a good idea. Looking at our APIs, I’m not seeing one that allows you to query recordings by type.

> Also, is there documentation to see the specifics around the different recording types? For example, what is a “timeline” type?

I wasn’t able to find documentation covering the recording types but we do have an existing forum post covering this you can find below:

> [@Can't find Timeline file type](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cant-find-timeline-file-type/8637/16):
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> Hey @leva, @santa.th0, @maya.bialik, I was able to generate the TIMELINE file in the following way: Make sure timestamp is enabled in your [user settings](https://zoom.us/profile/setting?tab=recording): Start the meeting Start the cloud recording Speak End the meeting. You will notice the TIMELINE file is not present in the Zoom Cloud Recordings Portal It is only accessible from the [Get Recording API endpoint](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/cloud-recording/recordingget).

I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,  
Max

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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:** [February 15, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/get-recording-by-recording-type/40601/3 "2021-02-15T06:43:11Z")

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