# Restful API Create meeting with type number

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/restful-api-create-meeting-with-type-number/72274>\
**Category:** Meetings\
**Created:** [July 15, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/restful-api-create-meeting-with-type-number/72274 "2022-07-15T03:59:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![lck627](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@lck627](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/lck627)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/restful-api-create-meeting-with-type-number/72274/1 "2022-07-15T03:59:44Z")

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> **[Zoom Meeting API](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/methods/)**
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> The Zoom Meeting APIs let developers to access information from Zoom. You can use this API to build private services or public applications on the Zoom App Marketplace. To learn how to get your credentials and create private/p...

from the document i see that i can input following param in json body  
“type” integer  
Default: 2  
Enum: 1 2 3 8  
Meeting Type  
but what is the different for 1 2 3 and 8 ?

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**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 2:41pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/restful-api-create-meeting-with-type-number/72274/2 "2022-07-15T14:41:54Z")

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Hi @lck627  
Type 1 is an instant meeting  
Type 2 is a scheduled meeting  
Type 3 a recurring meeting with NO fixed time  
Type 8 a recurring meeting with fixed time

Hope this helps 🙂  
Elisa