# How to start meeting from server

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-meeting-from-server/1312>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [June 2, 2018, 11:05am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-meeting-from-server/1312 "2018-06-02T11:05:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Benyamin\_Abbasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8edcca/32.png) [@Benyamin\_Abbasi](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Benyamin_Abbasi)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2018, 11:05am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-meeting-from-server/1312/1 "2018-06-02T11:05:47Z")

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Hi&nbsp;

My Application Scenario is like this:  
1- Host is logged in (in zoom desktop or mobile application)

2- android client request a meeting from my web server

3- my server create meeting for host user by API and return its ID to android client

4- android client user join meeting by given meeting id

the problem is on step 3 when my server creating meeting, it get response from zoom that contain ‘start\_url’ address for new meeting, and if client request to join meeting would see “meeting has ended by user”, if I open this URL manually client can join meeting without problem (host get notification to admit meeting and if admit meeting start).  
the question is how to start\_url by server?

Things I tried:  
1- send&nbsp;GET&nbsp;request to start\_url by my server and it will get a HTML file in response contains "Unsupported Operating System&nbsp;"

2- changing “approval\_type” of meeting being created, but again get meeting by “approval\_type=2” !!!

Attachment: creating meeting&nbsp; parameters

```
data = {
 "topic": "test meeting",
 "type": 1,
 "start\_time": "",
 "duration": "",
 "timezone": "",
 "password": "",
 "agenda": "",
 "settings": {
 "host\_video": "false",
 "participant\_video": "false",
 "cn\_meeting": "false",
 "in\_meeting": "false",
 "join\_before\_host": "true",
 "mute\_upon\_entry": "false",
 "watermark": "false",
 "use\_pmi": "false",
 "approval\_type": 2,
 "registration\_type": "",
 "audio": "",
 "auto\_recording": "none",
 "enforce\_login": "false",
 "enforce\_login\_domains": "",
 "alternative\_hosts": ""
 }}
```

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**Author:** ![michael\_p.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael_p.zoom/32/18105_2.png) [@michael\_p.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael_p.zoom)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-meeting-from-server/1312/2 "2018-06-04T21:47:57Z")

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Hi Benyamin,&nbsp;

There’s appear to be an issue with our **start\_url** when it comes to attendees joining. We have a fix already in place and should be ready for the June release around the 16th.&nbsp;

Thanks

Michael

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**Author:** ![arunkumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5fc32e/32.png) [@arunkumar](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/arunkumar)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 4:39am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-meeting-from-server/1312/3 "2019-10-02T04:39:52Z")

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Hi @Benyamin_Abbasi,

My Application Scenario is also the same as yours.

1. create a meeting by API
2. start a meeting by API
3. join a meeting by mobile SDK

Step 2 is a problem for me.

How did you achieve your goal?

How did you start the meeting by API?

Please help me.

Thanks,  
Arun

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**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:** [October 2, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-meeting-from-server/1312/4 "2019-10-02T15:36:38Z")

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Hey @arunkumar,

The host user of the meeting has to start the meeting. There is no way to make an API call to start the meeting.

Let me know if you have any other questions! 🙂

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![arunkumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5fc32e/32.png) [@arunkumar](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/arunkumar)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-meeting-from-server/1312/5 "2019-10-03T01:05:14Z")

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Hi @tommy,

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    Thanks to help me.

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Thanks,  
Arun

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**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:** [October 3, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-meeting-from-server/1312/6 "2019-10-03T15:21:45Z")

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Happy to help! 🙂

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-meeting-from-server/1312/7 "2020-08-21T18:26:49Z")

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