# Start zoom meeting using API

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-zoom-meeting-using-api/50114>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [May 12, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-zoom-meeting-using-api/50114 "2021-05-12T12:12:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![shraddhap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/shraddhap/32/20675_2.png) [@shraddhap](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/shraddhap)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-zoom-meeting-using-api/50114/1 "2021-05-12T12:12:30Z")

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## Using this template helps us debug your issues more effectively 🙂

**Description**  
I want to start zoom meetings through API by passing start\_url as a parameter.

**Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?**  
JWT App Type

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**Author:** ![will.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/will.zoom/32/14417_2.png) [@will.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/will.zoom)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-zoom-meeting-using-api/50114/2 "2021-05-13T14:01:26Z")

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Hi @shraddhap,

While it’s a great suggestion, it’s not currently possible to start a meeting directly via API. You can use the start\_url returned by our API to initiate the meeting on click, but to clarify, an end user needs to click the start\_url to initiate a meeting—by design.

Thanks,  
Will

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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:** [June 13, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/start-zoom-meeting-using-api/50114/3 "2021-06-13T00:01:41Z")

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