# Start webinar without requiring login

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-webinar-without-requiring-login/9574>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [March 25, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-webinar-without-requiring-login/9574 "2020-03-25T13:05:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![flippyhead](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/flippyhead/32/3578_2.png) [@flippyhead](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/flippyhead)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-webinar-without-requiring-login/9574/1 "2020-03-25T13:05:55Z")

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Is it possible to somehow use the start\_url returned from he create webinar endpoint to start a webinar without requiring the user to login?

We have seen that the join\_url can be adapted to the following form to allow registrants to join without login or needing to fill out any forms:

`https://pathable.zoom.us/wc/655073287/join?tk=S_k5LtUuaYFBiiIWxFyhpRakKxnxF2iHsk3BZz9xK68.DQEAAAAAJwugBxZOV3JBNnVndVJ5U0hVN2x5dzk4M1hBAA&uuid=WN_ia7sop2yTAK0Itl6D5QM3Q`

But the form of the start\_url that is returned is different and doesn’t seem to allow this (though [this message](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-url-for-webinar-without-asking-to-login/403) suggests its possible but this seems to have changed. The start\_url is different; it doesn’t include a tk or uuid but includes Zak:

`https://pathable.zoom.us/wc/655073287/start?zak=eyJ6bV9za20iOiJ6bV9vMm0iLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJjbGllbnQiLCJ1aWQiOiJ0dzlTRVBHT1NicUZXVFA5cnNMUXdnIiwiaXNzIjoid2ViIiwic3R5IjoxLCJ3Y2QiOiJhdzEiLCJjbHQiOjAsInN0ayI6ImhnQjJPZnVKWlJidG12TE1RQ21hOFFaak5qVXlET0dza0Jrc09TZHJWRmsuRWdJQUFBRnhFYmV3bEFBQUhDQWdlRFY1Y2xoUVoxbExTRlpXVmtOVmJrY3JSRlE1WkRac2R6ZENlRkZGY1RNQURETkRRa0YxYjJsWlV6TnpQUU5oZHpFIiwiZXhwIjoxNTg1MTQ3MzgzLCJpYXQiOjE1ODUxNDAxODMsImFpZCI6IlVYbi0ycG9pUUZTSFVGNk1TYWpWTXciLCJjaWQiOiIifQ.ZcWia8vYDuENZkM_uzG1O2xj_zlmk4qCO-bGruNW33E&uuid=WN_ia7sop2yTAK0Itl6D5QM3Q`

We want to allow any user who has been provided the start\_url to start the webinar without needing to login.

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![flippyhead](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/flippyhead/32/3578_2.png) [@flippyhead](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/flippyhead)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-webinar-without-requiring-login/9574/2 "2020-03-25T18:10:31Z")

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Actually I see that login is not required when a Zoom native client is used but it does NOT work via the web client.

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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:** [March 25, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-webinar-without-requiring-login/9574/3 "2020-03-25T21:08:15Z")

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Hey @flippyhead,

Correct. Any start\_url works without being logged in if the zak token is not expired, it will open the Zoom app and start the webinar/meeting. However, it will not work if you are trying to embed it in an iFrame.

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-webinar-without-requiring-login/9574/4 "2020-08-21T19:37:18Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 7:37pm UTC