# Problem starting meeting without host

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/problem-starting-meeting-without-host/21772>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [June 18, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/problem-starting-meeting-without-host/21772 "2020-06-18T22:06:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![cmmolanos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/cmmolanos/32/2553_2.png) [@cmmolanos](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/cmmolanos)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/problem-starting-meeting-without-host/21772/1 "2020-06-18T22:06:31Z")

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Hi,

**Description**  
I have a webapp where the schedule meeting is created by endpoint “/users/{userId}/meetings” and it creates successfully the meeting, sending links to people who will join the meeting.

The zoom user is set up to work in “Join Before Host” mode.

**Error**  
When user tries to enter to the meeting sometimes it is possible.

But sometimes the link don’t enter to the account and it redirects to the page "if you are the host please login to start this meeting ". For this reason I have to login to host manually each time.

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

**Which Endpoint/s?**

# /users/{userId}/meetings

Thanks

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/problem-starting-meeting-without-host/21772/2 "2020-06-23T18:08:44Z")

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Hey @cmmolanos,

Are the users joining via the join\_url or start\_url? Make sure they are joining via the join\_url.

Can you provide the response body JSON from the [create meeting API](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate) that is having this issue of not being able to join before host?

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/problem-starting-meeting-without-host/21772/3 "2020-08-21T22:24:07Z")

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