# Login with email and password

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/login-with-email-and-password/92782>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [August 2, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/login-with-email-and-password/92782 "2023-08-02T05:32:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Kate\_dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Kate\_dev](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Kate_dev)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/login-with-email-and-password/92782/1 "2023-08-02T05:32:47Z")

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Hi,  
Is it possible to login with user email and password using an API? I cant find such an endpoint.

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**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/login-with-email-and-password/92782/2 "2023-08-03T19:45:47Z")

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Hi @Kate_dev  
What do you mean?  
To use email and password to access our endpointS?

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**Author:** ![Kate\_dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Kate\_dev](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Kate_dev)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/login-with-email-and-password/92782/3 "2023-08-04T07:21:11Z")

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Hi @elisa.zoom  
yes, to authorize with email and password of Zoom account with API, to perform actions on user behalf.

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**Author:** ![chunsiong.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/chunsiong.zoom/32/35488_2.png) [@chunsiong.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/chunsiong.zoom)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/login-with-email-and-password/92782/4 "2023-08-04T08:57:54Z")

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@Kate_dev ,

That is not possible.  
The API requires OAuth authentication flow instead of plaintext email and password

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**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:** [August 7, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/login-with-email-and-password/92782/5 "2024-08-07T00:34:27Z")

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