# Meetings created from user action custCreate

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/meetings-created-from-user-action-custcreate/28073>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/meetings-created-from-user-action-custcreate/28073 "2020-08-25T07:48:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![robert2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/robert2/32/14037_2.png) [@robert2](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/robert2)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/meetings-created-from-user-action-custcreate/28073/1 "2020-08-25T07:48:12Z")

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**Description**  
Hi, I am new to zoom api and websdk, We have been using this in our application for Creating Meetings and Joining the meetings.

I have used the licensed account for creating meetings and its working perfectly. I use the **start\_url** for starting/hosting the meeting and then end users join the meeting using web-sdk.

But we want to make dynamic, So as I read the docs I understood first we have to create the user in our account via **API** and then link the meeting to there account. While creating user i saw options like

Actions:

1. create (creates account basic - where zoom send an email for activation)
2. custCreate ( where user don’t have zoom account but still host a meeting using **start\_url** )

The second options meet our requirement **custCreate**

I was able to create this user using Zoom-API, but now am stuck how **start\_url** works for me or how can he host meeting.

**Error**  
how custCreated user can start the meeting?

**Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?**  
JWT

**Which Endpoint/s?**  
[https://api.zoom.us/v2/users](https://api.zoom.us/v2/users)

`> {"action": "custCreate", "user_info": {"email": "gourav@zoom.in"}}`

[https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/gourav@zoom.in/meetings](https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/gourav@zoom.in/meetings)  
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`> {"topic":"Demo", "Duration": 60, "settings":{}}`

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**How To Reproduce (If applicable)**  
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Create user using above endpoint
2. Create meeting using same user-id
3. Click on start\_url

**Additional context**

1. Want to know how he/she can start the meeting
2. Can we fetch past meeting details of this account

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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 25, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/meetings-created-from-user-action-custcreate/28073/2 "2020-08-25T07:48:16Z")

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Hey @robert2

Thanks for posting on the Zoom Devforum! I am still learning, but I will try my best to help answer your question. 🙂

Checkout these related threads that may have the answer you are looking for:

> [@How to create meeting with Host using API?](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/12173):
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> How to create meeting with Host using API?

> [@How to create meeting with pending user](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/1623):
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> How to I create a meeting when user in the pending user list

> [@What is the licensed user role in hosting meetings?](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/8291):
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> Description A user was created using “custCreate” with basic type (type: 1). Lets say the id of the user is “xyz” Now, a meeting was created /users/\*\*xyz\*\*/meetings with empty JSON body {}. The response of this API has start\_url and join\_url Using the start\_url, the meeting started and using the join\_url, the meeting participants were able to join and conduct the meeting. Soon, I realised that the host user is still of type 1. Basic. I was told that only a licensed user can host and start me…

If these threads did not help, please let us know by replying back here and someone from the Developer Relations team will get back to you shortly.

Thanks,  
DeveloperBot

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**Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/meetings-created-from-user-action-custcreate/28073/3 "2020-09-24T17:48:16Z")

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