# Host start meeting in web sdk

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/host-start-meeting-in-web-sdk/34141>\
**Category:** Web\
**Created:** [October 23, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/host-start-meeting-in-web-sdk/34141 "2020-10-23T16:54:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![jash\_whitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jash\_whitty](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jash_whitty)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/host-start-meeting-in-web-sdk/34141/1 "2020-10-23T16:54:47Z")

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I do not have problem in creating a zoom meeting in php , I can also extract the join url and start url, from the response, I have also seen the websdk sample which is useful for joining the meeting.  
But How can i from inside my php app get the host to start the meeting programatically.

Also i did not see any passcode although i have the meeting id.

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**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/host-start-meeting-in-web-sdk/34141/2 "2020-10-26T20:52:09Z")

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Hi @jash_whitty,

If you use our [Web SDK](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/sdk/native-sdks/web), you can enable the host to start the meeting automatically upon joining by designating the correct role when you generate a signature.

You can see this process in our documentation here:

> **[Generate Signature - Build an App - Web - Client SDKs - Zoom Software...](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/sdk/native-sdks/web/build/signature)**
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> Generate Signature
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> Each request to start or join a meeting / webinar must be verified by an encrypted signature authorizing each user to enter. A signa...

For a host, you’ll pass role “1”.

Let me know if this helps!

Best,  
Will

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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:** [November 26, 2020, 9:17am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/host-start-meeting-in-web-sdk/34141/4 "2020-11-26T09:17:02Z")

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