# Requesting Access Token via Python

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/requesting-access-token-via-python/6637>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [November 12, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/requesting-access-token-via-python/6637 "2019-11-12T23:56:25Z")\
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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:** [December 20, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/requesting-access-token-via-python/6637/10 "2019-12-20T17:35:51Z")

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Hey @nsoni,

If you are trying to get a [previous webinars participants](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/dashboards/dashboardwebinarparticipants#request-parameters), try setting the `?type=past` query param.

 ![Screen Shot 2019-12-20 at 10.34.28 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/6/6b9f4949d9d1c7e85ca55d47518777a397af2df6.png)

If that does not work, try passing in the UUID for as the {WebId}.

Thanks,  
Tommy

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