# Reclaiming host after page refresh

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/reclaiming-host-after-page-refresh/27893>\
**Category:** Web\
**Created:** [August 23, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/reclaiming-host-after-page-refresh/27893 "2020-08-23T05:16:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![ilya1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/ilya1/32/9579_2.png) [@ilya1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/ilya1)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/reclaiming-host-after-page-refresh/27893/1 "2020-08-23T05:16:01Z")

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**Description**

If a host refreshes the page, another attendee becomes the host and once the host comes back they are just a regular attendee. Is there a way for a user to claim back the host privileges?

**Error**

In this scenario, Attendee becomes the meeting host

**Which version?**  
1.7.8

1. Host start a meeting using Web SDK
2. Attendee joins the meeting
3. Host has a problem with their browser and refreshes the page
4. Host rejoins the meeting but is no longer a host

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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:** [August 24, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/reclaiming-host-after-page-refresh/27893/2 "2020-08-24T21:57:34Z")

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Hey @ilya1,

We are aware of this issue and are working on a fix:

> [@Host permissions are moved to guest when host left the meeting](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/host-permissions-are-moved-to-guest-when-host-left-the-meeting/27058):
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> Description Please see steps to reproduce Which version? 1.7.10 To Reproduce(If applicable) Steps to reproduce the behavior: User1 joins meeting as host (ZoomMtg.join got host signature with role=1 from backend) User2 joins meeting as guest (ZoomMtg.join got host signature with role=0) User1 refresh page with zoom meeting and onbeforeunload event calls ZoomMtg.leaveMeeting User2 get host permissions, after refresh User1 become guest

Thanks,  
Tommy

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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:** [September 24, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/reclaiming-host-after-page-refresh/27893/3 "2020-09-24T07:57:44Z")

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Closed on September 24, 2020, 7:57am UTC

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