# How to start webinar with rest api

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-webinar-with-rest-api/6286>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [October 16, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-webinar-with-rest-api/6286 "2019-10-16T23:44:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![AICamp\_US](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/aicamp_us/32/27961_2.png) [@AICamp\_US](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/AICamp_US)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-webinar-with-rest-api/6286/1 "2019-10-16T23:44:15Z")

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hi, I try to find how to use rest api to start webinar. is this not supported?  
I see many rest apis to create, list, update, webinar. but can’t find the one to start webinar.  
thanks

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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 17, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-webinar-with-rest-api/6286/2 "2019-10-17T16:09:55Z")

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Hey @AICamp_US,

The `start_url` to start a Zoom Webinar is returned from the response of [Create Webinar](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/webinars/webinarcreate), and [List Webinar](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/webinars/webinar).

Navigating to that url will start the webinar (you can’t start the webinar progrmatically via our API).

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**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, 7:00pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-start-webinar-with-rest-api/6286/3 "2020-08-21T19:00:22Z")

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