# Put on hold via API

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/put-on-hold-via-api/9737>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [March 26, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/put-on-hold-via-api/9737 "2020-03-26T12:21:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![philipphenzler14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a87d85/32.png) [@philipphenzler14](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/philipphenzler14)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/put-on-hold-via-api/9737/1 "2020-03-26T12:21:28Z")

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I was wondering whether it is possible to “put an attendee” on hold via API rather than manually? It does not seem to be the case, but sonuds very trivial to me as the funtion is already implemented somwhere so it surely could be made accessible?

Best,  
Philipp

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**Author:** ![michael\_p.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael_p.zoom/32/18105_2.png) [@michael\_p.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael_p.zoom)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/put-on-hold-via-api/9737/2 "2020-03-26T19:05:21Z")

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Hi @philipphenzler14,

Right now we do not have that functionality within our API, mainly because our APIs are used for Pre & Post meeting functionality and not for in-meeting functions.  
We are re-evaluating this design to include more in-meeting functions and hopefully will be able to include them in the future.

Thanks

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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 21, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/put-on-hold-via-api/9737/3 "2020-08-21T19:38:05Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 7:38pm UTC