# How do you record a meeting using REST API on trial version? **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [November 1, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-do-you-record-a-meeting-using-rest-api-on-trial-version/433 "2017-11-01T16:34:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Katherine\_Ashby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Katherine\_Ashby](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Katherine_Ashby)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-do-you-record-a-meeting-using-rest-api-on-trial-version/433/1 "2017-11-01T16:34:16Z")
Hi there,   I want to send a request to begin recording a meeting, is this possible? I am on a free trial currently, and it seems like I don’t have access to cloud recording. Will any of the recording APIs work with local recordings? (I have made a recording but I can’t get any info for it)   I’m using Postman and have pulled down the API requests from GitHub.   Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Joshua\_Woodward1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/joshua_woodward1/32/1480_2.png) [@Joshua\_Woodward1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Joshua_Woodward1)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-do-you-record-a-meeting-using-rest-api-on-trial-version/433/2 "2017-11-01T17:44:04Z")
Cloud recording is only available for paid accounts. All of the APIs refer to the cloud recording option only [https://zoom.github.io/api/#cloud-recording](https://zoom.github.io/api/#cloud-recording) It’s not possible to access any of the local recording information from a remote server ---
**Author:** ![Katherine\_Ashby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Katherine\_Ashby](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Katherine_Ashby)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 9:32am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-do-you-record-a-meeting-using-rest-api-on-trial-version/433/3 "2017-11-06T09:32:10Z")
Hi Joshua,  Thanks for the response. Let’s assume that I have paid for the pro subscription, is there a REST API which allows recording control (i.e. start and stop)? As far as I can see it only allows finding info on existing recordings.   Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Joshua\_Woodward1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/joshua_woodward1/32/1480_2.png) [@Joshua\_Woodward1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Joshua_Woodward1)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-do-you-record-a-meeting-using-rest-api-on-trial-version/433/4 "2017-11-06T20:35:50Z")
Katherine, Via the API you can only control if a meeting should be recorded or not, before it starts, upon meeting creation. The APIs allow you to create/config meetings, does not provide any functionality to an in-progress meeting. For that you would have to create your own client using the SDKs. ---
**Author:** ![Katherine\_Ashby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Katherine\_Ashby](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Katherine_Ashby)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 9:20am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-do-you-record-a-meeting-using-rest-api-on-trial-version/433/5 "2017-11-07T09:20:19Z")
Ah I see, thanks. I’m just looking at the documentation and it’s updated, and all mention of cloud recording API has gone -  is this no longer supported? ---
**Author:** ![Joshua\_Woodward1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/joshua_woodward1/32/1480_2.png) [@Joshua\_Woodward1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Joshua_Woodward1)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-do-you-record-a-meeting-using-rest-api-on-trial-version/433/6 "2017-11-07T18:27:16Z")
The release of Version 2 APIs took place over the weekend, Version 2 is now the default documentation. Cloud recording in version 2 is not complete   Documentation for Version 1 of the API, and cloud recording, can be found at [https://zoom.github.io/api-v1/#cloud-recording](https://zoom.github.io/api-v1/#cloud-recording) ---
**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:** [August 21, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-do-you-record-a-meeting-using-rest-api-on-trial-version/433/7 "2020-08-21T17:20:14Z")
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