# Start/join meeting only after start time

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-join-meeting-only-after-start-time/5220>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [July 27, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-join-meeting-only-after-start-time/5220 "2019-07-27T04:59:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![shashi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/shashi/32/1389_2.png) [@shashi](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/shashi)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-join-meeting-only-after-start-time/5220/1 "2019-07-27T04:59:35Z")

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Hi team,

I am using rest APIs to create a scheduled zoom meeting with start and end time. I have made join before host flag as true. So the participants can join the meeting even without starting the meeting by host.  
My question is that…is there anyway that the meeting should start only after the meeting start time. And the participants should not be able to join before the start time?  
How I can achieve it programmatically using API’s.

Thanks

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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:** [July 29, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-join-meeting-only-after-start-time/5220/2 "2019-07-29T15:29:23Z")

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Hey @shashi,

You can achieve this by [creating a scheduled meeting](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate) with the `join_before_host` option set to `false`.

The user won’t be allowed to join the meeting until the meeting has been started by the host.

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Let me know if this helps!

Thanks,  
Tommy

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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, 6:36pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-join-meeting-only-after-start-time/5220/3 "2020-08-21T18:36:15Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 6:36pm UTC