# Prevent sceen sharing with API

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/prevent-sceen-sharing-with-api/38011>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [December 9, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/prevent-sceen-sharing-with-api/38011 "2020-12-09T13:37:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![coda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/coda/32/6871_2.png) [@coda](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/coda)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/prevent-sceen-sharing-with-api/38011/1 "2020-12-09T13:37:13Z")

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Hi there

I am using the API to create meetings - [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate)

Is there a way to prevent screenshare FOR ATTENDEE’s, when creating via the API? (i want the host to have)

Thanks!

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**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:** [December 9, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/prevent-sceen-sharing-with-api/38011/2 "2020-12-09T19:31:24Z")

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Hey @coda,

Thank you for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum. While you can disable the ability for participants to enable video using the `settings.participant_video` property of the Create Meeting API, there is currently no ability to disable participant screen sharing as there is with the Zoom client.

If your applications requires more in-depth programmatic control of the meeting, I recommend looking into the [Zoom SDKs](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/sdk/native-sdks/introduction). Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,  
Max

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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:** [January 9, 2021, 5:31am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/prevent-sceen-sharing-with-api/38011/3 "2021-01-09T05:31:42Z")

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