# Pre-assigned breakout rooms **URL:** \ **Category:** Web\ **Created:** [March 17, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/pre-assigned-breakout-rooms/45914 "2021-03-17T21:33:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luke1010](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/luke1010/32/24696_2.png) [@luke1010](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/luke1010)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/pre-assigned-breakout-rooms/45914/1 "2021-03-17T21:33:48Z")
I am wondering if I am missing any information regarding the pre-assigned breakout rooms for meetings. I am trying to pre-assign users by email to breakout rooms, but there does not seem to be a way to pass the email to the join meeting parameters (tried to get user email from session reports and that was blank as well which I found was because of security reasons) which makes me believe that you cannot pre-assign breakouts for a meeting by email. I am just looking for confirmation if this is true and if there is any way to pre-assign breakout rooms when scheduling meetings. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/pre-assigned-breakout-rooms/45914/2 "2021-03-18T01:01:07Z")
Hey @luke1010, Thank you for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum. Currently, we don’t have an API or SDK feature that will allow you to pre-assign breakout rooms. However, we do have an article on [how this can be done with the Zoom Web Portal](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360032752671-Pre-assigning-participants-to-breakout-rooms). When it comes to issues or questions pertaining to the Zoom Web Portal or the Zoom Client App, you can reach out to our [Customer Support Team](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/requests/new) as they are best equipped to assist with those issues. This forum category is focused on issues pertaining to the [Web SDK](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/sdk/native-sdks/web#zoom-web-sdk). Let me know if that helps. Thanks, Max ---
**Author:** ![luke1010](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/luke1010/32/24696_2.png) [@luke1010](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/luke1010)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/pre-assigned-breakout-rooms/45914/3 "2021-03-18T16:43:01Z")
Hey @MaxM, I’m wondering if the web client will allow for breakout rooms done by email. I am fine with setting this up through the web portal, that is how I have done it in the past, but I had a session in which I tried pre-assigning users by email and the pre-assign feature did not work. I am using their email in ZoomMtg.join so I am unsure of why I am having this issue. I see that email required for webinar [https://zoom.github.io/sample-app-web/ZoomMtg.html#join](https://zoom.github.io/sample-app-web/ZoomMtg.html#join) but can it be an optional parameter for joining the meeting? Or does this parameter not get processed for meetings? ---
**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/pre-assigned-breakout-rooms/45914/4 "2021-03-19T20:30:54Z")
Hey @luke1010, Thank you for providing more information. The Web SDK doesn’t currently support pre-assigning breakout rooms. Instead, you’ll want to use the Zoom app for the most complete featureset. This is something we plan to improve in the future though. Thanks, Max ---
**Author:** ![polandoutpost](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/polandoutpost/32/22513_2.png) [@polandoutpost](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/polandoutpost)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/pre-assigned-breakout-rooms/45914/5 "2021-04-12T18:55:47Z")
Hey @MaxM, is there any chance to see this feature coming in closest future? trello roadmap doesnt’ have any mention even in long term list Thanks ---
**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/pre-assigned-breakout-rooms/45914/6 "2021-04-13T21:07:58Z")
Hey @polandoutpost, Thank you for your question. I don’t see this specifically on the Trello roadmap but I know that we plan to add functionality for managing breakout rooms in a future release and to close feature gaps between the Zoom App and Web Client/Web SDK. I don’t have a timeline for when this would be available and as you’ve noted, it will likely be a while as it hasn’t hit the long term roadmap just yet. Thanks, Max ---
**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:** [May 14, 2021, 7:08am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/pre-assigned-breakout-rooms/45914/7 "2021-05-14T07:08:34Z")
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