# How to get Timeline data about screen shared time? **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [August 21, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757 "2020-08-21T02:07:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sivanesan.murugesan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sivanesan.murugesan](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sivanesan.murugesan)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/1 "2020-08-21T02:07:23Z")
Hi, When I enable the active speaker, gallery and shared screen views separately, Zoom records the separately and 3 files have the same video length. If the screen is shared 1 minute after the meeting start, the first 1 minute of the video it’s blacked out. Is there a way to determine the timeline in the video, when screen sharing started(like metadata). Assume, if the screen is shared after a minute and it is stopped for a moment and re-shared again after some time. Are there any Zoom APIs, to determine the timeline data when the screen is shared? I see some file type like Timeline. But it’s not visible to me in the Recordings listing page. I have the “Add a timestamp to the recording” settings enabled. Appreciate your help. Thanks, smsivanesan ---
**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/2 "2020-08-24T20:44:20Z")
Hey @sivanesan.murugesan, Have you tried using the Timeline file? > [@Can't find Timeline file type](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/cant-find-timeline-file-type/8637/16): > > 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). Thanks, Tommy ---
**Author:** ![sivanesan.murugesan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sivanesan.murugesan](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sivanesan.murugesan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/3 "2020-08-27T00:00:38Z")
Hi Tommy, I have tried the " [Get Recording API endpoint](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/cloud-recording/recordingget)". But it does not pull the timeline data. TimeLine is enabled in the Recordings settings already. Thanks, smsivanesan ---
**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/4 "2020-08-28T05:36:52Z")
Hey @sivanesan.murugesan, Do you have a pro account and the requirements I mentioned in my post above? Thanks, Tommy ---
**Author:** ![sivanesan.murugesan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sivanesan.murugesan](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sivanesan.murugesan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/5 "2020-09-02T05:27:00Z")
Hi Tommy, Sorry for the late response. I am using the Pro account and enabled the timestamp settings in both the user level and account level. And I am still using the mentioned API endpoint(/v2/meetings/{meetingId}/recordings). ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/4/4c3fefda26fec87174ea37c4f7c405f24d5c9ebc.png) But I am still not getting the TIMELINE data. Please help me what else could be an issue. Thanks, smsivanesan ---
**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/6 "2020-09-03T21:39:12Z")
Hey @sivanesan.murugesan, What plan type do you have? To generate the TIMELINE file, you need to be on a [business or higher plan.](https://zoom.us/pricing) Thanks, Tommy ---
**Author:** ![sivanesan.murugesan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sivanesan.murugesan](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sivanesan.murugesan)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/7 "2020-09-03T21:45:01Z")
Hi Tommy, Our plan is Pro. Please refer the below screen shot. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/4/4365f381df2a00fe84f560a13694252e274c61fe.png) Looks like Business is less than the Pro account(???) Thanks, smsivanesan ---
**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/8 "2020-09-08T18:48:55Z")
Hey @sivanesan.murugesan, The Business plan is actually one step above the Pro plan. You can see the pricing details here: > **[Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing](https://zoom.us/pricing)** > > Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference... Thanks, Tommy ---
**Author:** ![sivanesan.murugesan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sivanesan.murugesan](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sivanesan.murugesan)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/9 "2020-09-11T19:35:20Z")
Thanks Tommy. I am able to see the timeline data now. Can you point me any doc that gives details on how to parse/understand the TIMELINE data? Thanks, smsivanesan ---
**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/10 "2020-09-15T05:35:10Z")
Hey @sivanesan.murugesan, Happy to hear you got it working! 🙂 Unfortunately at this time we do not have docs for the TIMELINE file fields. We will look into adding this. Thanks, Tommy ---
**Author:** ![sivanesan.murugesan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sivanesan.murugesan](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sivanesan.murugesan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/11 "2020-09-16T19:45:00Z")
Hi Tommy, Sure. No problem. Can you please give some hint on the following fields in TIMELINE DATA? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/c/c897daebfef9f0e9223164a08496448b65ed2382.png) 1. How to understand the TS time? 2. Timeline does not list the Shared Screen timing data. How to get when the screen is shared? Based on the timeline data, we would like to use the respective view(content video) in our player container. Your help is highly appreciated. Thanks, smsivanesan ---
**Author:** ![sivanesan.murugesan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sivanesan.murugesan](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sivanesan.murugesan)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/12 "2020-09-18T17:15:47Z")
Hi Tommy, Can you please respond to my above query? Thanks, smsivanesan ---
**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:** [September 21, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/13 "2020-09-21T18:31:28Z")
Hi @sivanesan.murugesan, Can you clarify your question regarding the `ts` field? In regards to screen sharing data, you can get the amount of time a participant shared their screen via this endpoint, within the `details` object: > **[Get Sharing/Recording Details of Webinar Participants - Dashboards - Zoom API...](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/dashboards/dashboardwebinarparticipantshare)** > > Retrieve the sharing and recording details of participants from live or past webinars. > Scopes: dashboard:read:admin > Rate Limit Label: Heavy > Prerequis... Thanks, Will ---
**Author:** ![sivanesan.murugesan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sivanesan.murugesan](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sivanesan.murugesan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/14 "2020-09-22T21:27:39Z")
Hi Will, I see the TS values as below. What does it mean? How to understand the whole set of data? In the above-mentioned screenshot, does it mean at “00:00:000.500”, user “hporasl” was talking(active speaker)? Basically, I am looking for any document or details that describe each property/value in the TIMELINE DATA. Please let me know if you need any more details; I see the shared screen details on the mentioned endpoint. Thanks. Thanks, smsivanesan ---
**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:** [September 23, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/15 "2020-09-23T18:58:30Z")
Hi @sivanesan.murugesan, Thank you for clarifying—I’ve reached out to our team for confirmation on this field and will let you know what I find. (ZOOM-199925) Thanks, Will ---
**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:** [September 25, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/16 "2020-09-25T12:57:19Z")
Hey @sivanesan.murugesan, Our team has confirmed that the `ts` field represents the timestamp of when a user began talking. Let me know if you have any further questions about this, thanks! -Will ---
**Author:** ![sivanesan.murugesan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sivanesan.murugesan](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/sivanesan.murugesan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/17 "2020-09-25T16:05:26Z")
Thanks Will for your answer. It would be great if TIMELINE data has all the details about the active speaker/shared screen data. Please consider this as a feature request. We want all the details into a single data file that can be used by us to add any media editing/parsing etc. Thanks, smsivanesan ---
**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:** [September 28, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/18 "2020-09-28T17:07:02Z")
Hey @sivanesan.murugesan, I appreciate the feedback and I’ll be happy to pass this along internally as well. If you’re so inclined, I’d also recommend you to consider posting in our #feature-requests channel, too. 🙂 Best, Will ---
**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:** [October 29, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-timeline-data-about-screen-shared-time/27757/19 "2020-10-29T03:07:05Z")
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