# Start\_url expiration time in Create Meeting API

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-url-expiration-time-in-create-meeting-api/60314>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [November 16, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-url-expiration-time-in-create-meeting-api/60314 "2021-11-16T14:04:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sneh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/sneh/32/16841_2.png) [@Sneh](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Sneh)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-url-expiration-time-in-create-meeting-api/60314/1 "2021-11-16T14:04:57Z")

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In this [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate) ,when you say “expiration time for start\_url is 2 hours for all regular users”, you mean to say it is valid for next two hours from the start time of that meeting (in case of scheduled meetings) and the host can start it till that time, right?

Or, it’s validity is of 2 hours from the creation of the meeting?

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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:** [November 17, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-url-expiration-time-in-create-meeting-api/60314/2 "2021-11-17T21:18:09Z")

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Hi @Sneh

Thanks for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum, I am happy to help here!

The “start\_url” will expire 2 hours after the creation of the meeting. If you want to get an updated value for the expired “start\_url” you can retrieve it by making a call to the [Get a Meeting API](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meeting).

I hope that helps!  
Best,  
Elisa

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-url-expiration-time-in-create-meeting-api/60314/3 "2021-12-18T07:18:42Z")

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Closed on December 18, 2021, 7:18am UTC

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