# I am getting the error message on Creating a meeting API **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [January 12, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533 "2018-01-12T12:46:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tutoroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Tutoroot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Tutoroot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/1 "2018-01-12T12:46:18Z")
![](https://support.zoom.us/hc/user_images/iMhX1cjYPnqLTi_zBXlksA.png) ![](https://support.zoom.us/hc/user_images/_iRXURULBibbV2iX--GZNg.png) ---
**Author:** ![Tutoroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Tutoroot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Tutoroot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 1:24pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/2 "2018-01-12T13:24:31Z")
error code 300 message “Api key and secret are required.” ---
**Author:** ![harris\_yang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/harris_yang/32/155_2.png) [@harris\_yang](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/harris_yang)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/3 "2018-01-12T14:07:31Z")
Hi Neelima, the API endpoint is error, the create meeting API should be “v1/meeting/create”, and need to pass api\_key and api\_secret value. Please refer to [zoom.github.io/api-v1](http://zoom.github.io/api-v1) ---
**Author:** ![Tutoroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Tutoroot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Tutoroot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:11pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/4 "2018-01-12T14:11:57Z")
I am currently getting the below error {“error”:{“code”:1001,“message”:“User not exist.”}} ---
**Author:** ![harris\_yang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/harris_yang/32/155_2.png) [@harris\_yang](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/harris_yang)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/5 "2018-01-12T14:13:24Z")
Please provide more details about you API call? ---
**Author:** ![Tutoroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Tutoroot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Tutoroot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/6 "2018-01-12T14:14:57Z")
We are using “v1/meeting/create” method and the json response is “error”:{“code”:1001,“message”:“User not exist.”}}   ---
**Author:** ![harris\_yang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/harris_yang/32/155_2.png) [@harris\_yang](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/harris_yang)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/7 "2018-01-12T14:16:22Z")
What parameters did you pass? ---
**Author:** ![Tutoroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Tutoroot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Tutoroot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/8 "2018-01-12T14:17:36Z")
host\_id, meeting type, meeting topic ---
**Author:** ![Tutoroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Tutoroot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Tutoroot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/9 "2018-01-12T14:18:20Z")
host\_id - [neelima@athenaglobaltechnologies.com](mailto:neelima@athenaglobaltechnologies.com) ---
**Author:** ![harris\_yang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/harris_yang/32/155_2.png) [@harris\_yang](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/harris_yang)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/10 "2018-01-12T14:19:46Z")
host\_id should be uuid, other than email.   ---
**Author:** ![Tutoroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Tutoroot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Tutoroot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/11 "2018-01-12T14:21:38Z")
uuid - where can we get this from? What is the format? ---
**Author:** ![harris\_yang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/harris_yang/32/155_2.png) [@harris\_yang](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/harris_yang)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/12 "2018-01-12T14:29:38Z")
Please use user getbyemail API to retrieve the host\_id. Refer to [https://zoom.github.io/api-v1/#get-user-by-email-address-and-login-type](https://zoom.github.io/api-v1/#get-user-by-email-address-and-login-type) ---
**Author:** ![Tutoroot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@Tutoroot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Tutoroot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-am-getting-the-error-message-on-creating-a-meeting-api/533/13 "2018-01-12T14:37:05Z")
Thank You for your support. We have resolved the issue.