# Join a webinar as a panelist Web SDK

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/join-a-webinar-as-a-panelist-web-sdk/103611>\
**Category:** Webinars\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [February 10, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/join-a-webinar-as-a-panelist-web-sdk/103611 "2024-02-10T23:37:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![chuxyno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/chuxyno/32/53713_2.png) [@chuxyno](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/chuxyno)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/join-a-webinar-as-a-panelist-web-sdk/103611/1 "2024-02-10T23:37:05Z")

</div>

### Before Creating a New Topic:

_If you’re experiencing unexpected API/Zoom API Events (webhooks) behavior please search the forum with relevant keywords (e.x. error message) and follow the guidance outlined in those posts. Please also leverage the following support links:_

- Zoom Developer Changelog for Dev Product Changes: [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/stay-up-to-date/changelog/](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/stay-up-to-date/changelog/)
- General Troubleshooting: [Support](https://devsupport.zoom.us/hc/en-us)
- To Submit a Ticket for Unexpected API/Zoom API Events Behavior: [Official Zoom Support | Help Center](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us)
- For General & Integrations Related Guidance: [https://community.zoom.com/](https://community.zoom.com/)
- For Troubleshooting Webhooks: [Guide: "We Are Not Receiving Webhooks As Expected" -- Here's What to Do! - #2](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/we-are-not-receiving-webhooks-as-expected-heres-what-to-do/64846/2)

* * *

### Format Your New Topic as Follows:

**API Endpoint(s) and/or Zoom API Event(s)**  
_Link the API endpoint(s) and/orZoom API Event(s) you’re working with to help give context._

**Description**  
_Details on your question, workflow or the problem you’re trying to solve._

**Error?**  
_The full error message or issue you are running into, where applicable._

**How To Reproduce**  
_Steps to reproduce the behaviour:_  
_1. Request URL / Headers **(without credentials or sensitive info like emails, uuid, etc.)** / Body_  
_2. Authentication method or app type_  
_3. Any errors_

Hi

I can join a meeting as a participant or as a host but I can’t seem to join as a panelist.  
If I promote a participant to a panelist and the panelist drops out of the webinar, he won’t be able to join the meeting. Changing his role for generating signature from 0 to 1 doesn’t solve the problem.

The code for participants and panelist is:  
client.join({  
sdkKey: sdkKey,  
signature: signature, // role in SDK signature needs to be 1  
meetingNumber: meetingNumber,  
password: passWord,  
userName: userName,  
userEmail: userEmail  
}).then(() =\> {  
console.log(‘joined successfully’);

```
                    }).catch((error) => {
                        console.log("Meeting Join failed");
                        
                    });

```

Code as host:

client.join({  
sdkKey: sdkKey,  
signature: signature, // role in SDK signature needs to be 1  
meetingNumber: meetingNumber,  
password: passWord,  
userName: userName,  
userEmail: userEmail,  
zak: zakToken  
}).then(() =\> {  
console.log(‘joined successfully’);

```
                    }).catch((error) => {
                        console.log("Meeting Join failed");

                    });

```

Kindly help rectify this because I’m not getting any error messages.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![chuxyno](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/chuxyno/32/53713_2.png) [@chuxyno](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/chuxyno)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/join-a-webinar-as-a-panelist-web-sdk/103611/3 "2024-03-04T15:20:17Z")

</div>

No response from anyone? Is it not supported?