# REST API to join a meeting

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-to-join-a-meeting/1064>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [March 12, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-to-join-a-meeting/1064 "2018-03-12T12:13:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![abhiraj\_patel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@abhiraj\_patel](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/abhiraj_patel)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-to-join-a-meeting/1064/1 "2018-03-12T12:13:03Z")

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hi…!

I want to create a program/bot. which will join meeting when started and get me the audio stream of the meeting

so i need 3 APIs 1.join meeting,2.get audio,hangup/cancel meeting

or&nbsp;

is there any zoom bots which join meetings and get the audio stream

if yes,kindly post the steps to achieve .

so kindly help me out Its very urgent&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![Zoom\_Developer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Zoom\_Developer](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Zoom_Developer)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-to-join-a-meeting/1064/2 "2018-03-12T15:54:26Z")

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we do not support extracting audio streams. Please keep in mind that what you are trying to do is very similar to recording and there might be violation of federal/state privacy laws if there is no indication to the participants that the audio is being sent somewhere and might be recorded.&nbsp;

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Wei @ Zoom

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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, 5:39pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/rest-api-to-join-a-meeting/1064/3 "2020-08-21T17:39:00Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 5:39pm UTC