# Restrict users to a meeting

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/restrict-users-to-a-meeting/49255>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [April 30, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/restrict-users-to-a-meeting/49255 "2021-04-30T08:16:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![MaxM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/maxm/32/42303_2.png) [@MaxM](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MaxM)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/restrict-users-to-a-meeting/49255/2 "2021-04-30T22:15:08Z")

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Hey @Rajinthan17,

Thank you for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum. If you want to make sure that only authenticated users are able to join your meeting with a unique join URL you will want to enable meeting\_authentication and require registration when using the [Create a Meeting API](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate).

**Meeting Authentication**

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/9/5/955d5420ffc6c799b9e8c5f221f0a7f45ec5ef24.png)

Here’s a support article covering authentication profiles too:

> **[Authentication Profiles for meetings and webinars](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360037117472-Authentication-Profiles-for-meetings-and-webinars)**
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> Overview
> Authentication profiles allow hosts to restrict meeting participants and webinar attendees to logged-in users only and even further restrict it to Zoom users whose email address uses a cer...

**Require Registration**

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/b/a/ba8d202a81c5caeb31f2080a59c595ec42db0e2e.png)

Here’s a support article on meeting registration:

> **[Setting up registration for a meeting](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/211579443-Setting-up-registration-for-a-meeting)**
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> Overview
> Scheduling a meeting that requires registration will allow participants register with their e-mail, name, other questions, and custom questions, allowing you to capture more information ab...

Once you have meeting registration enabled, participants will be sent a confirmation email containing a unique join URL when they are approved.

I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any questions. 🙂

Thanks,  
Max

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