# Unsupported Content Type - Help!

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unsupported-content-type-help/6471>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [October 30, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unsupported-content-type-help/6471 "2019-10-30T23:07:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![jon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jon/32/2242_2.png) [@jon](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jon)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unsupported-content-type-help/6471/1 "2019-10-30T23:07:08Z")

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Attempting to use the provided postman collection to create a meeting.

The List Meetings function works just fine…

But Create Meetings (post) - I keep getting :

```
"code": 300,
"message": "Unsupported Content Type"

```

With status ‘415 Unsupported Media Type’

Values I am using:

- Params tab
- userId = “id” value in list users call
- Body tab
  - topic = test
  - type = 2
  - start time: 2019-10-31T20:00:00Z
  - duration 60
  - timezone UTC

What am I doing wrong??

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**Author:** ![ojus.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/ojus.zoom/32/734_2.png) [@ojus.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/ojus.zoom)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unsupported-content-type-help/6471/2 "2019-10-31T00:54:35Z")

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Hi @jon,

happy to help.

Can you please provide us with the full request details that you are getting the error for?

Thanks,  
Ojus

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**Author:** ![jon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jon/32/2242_2.png) [@jon](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jon)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unsupported-content-type-help/6471/3 "2019-10-31T15:25:00Z")

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Screen shots below from postman

 ![99](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/e/e766b0913113c634829825e0aa4ecdaf4700d451.png)

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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:** [October 31, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unsupported-content-type-help/6471/4 "2019-10-31T17:00:49Z")

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Hey @jon,

Instead of using form data to send the request body, please use `raw` \> `JSON` like this:

 ![34%20AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/8/86e22a34ac273047226d9975d6b33a9de6a9488f.png)

Let me know if that works!

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Author:** ![jon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jon/32/2242_2.png) [@jon](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jon)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unsupported-content-type-help/6471/5 "2019-10-31T17:54:29Z")

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That worked. Is there anyone in Postman to use a form-data approach or similar to make it easier to edit/send values? The default postman collection includes values in the form-data function which came off as confusing if it wasn’t possible

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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:** [October 31, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unsupported-content-type-help/6471/6 "2019-10-31T18:36:17Z")

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Hey @jon,

Form Data vs. JSON Body are different ways to send data. You can use the form data method, but you have to set the following header: `"Content-Type": "multipart/form-data"`

 ![46%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/5/5505169007bf4a72c6654ccdc172e39aa350f94f.png)

> **[Zoom API - API Reference](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api)**
>
> Zoom API
> 
> Version: 2.0.0
> 
> Host: api.zoom.us/v2
> 
> Protocols: https
> 
> Accepts: application/json, multipart/form-data
> 
> Responds With: application/json, appli...

More details here on the difference between the two:

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8604717/json-vs-form-post>

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23118249/whats-the-difference-between-request-payload-vs-form-data-as-seen-in-chrome>

Thanks,  
Tommy

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**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unsupported-content-type-help/6471/7 "2020-08-21T19:02:09Z")

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