# Getting Transcript Scope for RTMS

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/getting-transcript-scope-for-rtms/140520>\
**Category:** Realtime Media Streams\
**Created:** [January 14, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/getting-transcript-scope-for-rtms/140520 "2026-01-14T06:11:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/getting-transcript-scope-for-rtms/140520/2 "2026-01-14T17:21:08Z")

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Hi @Zaqi, The RTMS transcript scope is still a gated scope so there isn’t a self-serve workaround besides waiting for Zoom to approve/enable it.

If you’re on a licensed account, the fastest path is usually to [reply “Enable RTMS on account please” in the RTMS enablement thread](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rtms-account-access-how-to-get-started/137072) so the Zoom team can DM you for account details.

If it’s stuck, people have had luck getting it unstuck by [bringing it up in Developer Office Hours](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rtms-access-approval-time/136268) and the latest registration link is posted in the [Developer Office Hours announcement thread](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/developer-office-hours/119545).

Also double-check your app is [user managed (not admin managed), since RTMS scopes may not appear otherwise](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unable-to-see-rtms-scopes-e-g-meetingmeeting-transcript-for-my-general-oauth-app/136772).

If you just need transcripts and you’re okay with waiting until after the meeting has ended, you can instead turn on [audio transcription for cloud recordings](https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0064927), then wait for the [`recording.transcript_completed` webhook](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/transcription-completion-time/39368) and call the [Get meeting recordings endpoint](https://www.postman.com/zoom-developer/zoom-public-workspace/request/b9c32g6/get-meeting-recordings) to download the [VTT transcript file](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/access-to-vtt-transcript-file-programatically/59775) from the `download_url` (often `file_type` `CC` or `TRANSCRIPT`). That gives you an automated “meeting ends → transcript ready → fetch via API” flow, but it’s not real-time like RTMS.

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