# Upload to Zoom via API

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/upload-to-zoom-via-api/143277>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [April 30, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/upload-to-zoom-via-api/143277 "2026-04-30T16:13:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![zoom33](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/zoom33/32/44427_2.png) [@zoom33](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/zoom33)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/upload-to-zoom-via-api/143277/1 "2026-04-30T16:13:55Z")

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We can currently upload recordings to Zoom manually to use later for Simulive. Is it possible to do this via API?

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**Author:** ![freelancer.nak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/freelancer.nak/32/40968_2.png) [@freelancer.nak](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/freelancer.nak)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/upload-to-zoom-via-api/143277/2 "2026-06-01T09:58:28Z")

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Hey @zoom33, based on the Zoom docs, there is no public API endpoint to upload a local video file directly for use in a standard Simulive webinar. Zoom Simulive only works with videos already stored in your Zoom cloud recordings.

If you are using Zoom Events (Webinars Plus), there is an upload endpoint available, but that is scoped to Zoom Events video management only, not standard Simulive webinars.

For a fully automated Simulive workflow, [simulive.us](https://simulive.us) may be worth checking out, as it handles this end-to-end.

Feel free to ask if you have any further questions or if there is a better way to approach this.

Thanks,

Naeem Ahmed