# User in meeting status **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [December 26, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/user-in-meeting-status/2818 "2018-12-26T20:37:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![coder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@coder](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/coder)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/user-in-meeting-status/2818/1 "2018-12-26T20:37:54Z")
Is it possible to retrieve the user’s current meeting status? I’ve got the web hooks working for meeting\_started and meeting\_ended, but if reboot my server after it started (and before it ends), I can’t tell if the user is in meeting or not. ---
**Author:** ![michael\_p.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael_p.zoom/32/18105_2.png) [@michael\_p.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael_p.zoom)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/user-in-meeting-status/2818/2 "2018-12-26T21:05:17Z")
Hi @coder, Have you tried to our Meeting Participant Joined/Left Webhook - [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/webhook-reference/meeting-events](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/webhook-reference/meeting-events) ? This will let you know if the user has joined or left a meeting. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![coder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@coder](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/coder)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/user-in-meeting-status/2818/3 "2018-12-26T21:46:28Z")
Yes, in fact I mentioned that in my post. I’m already using those web hooks. The problem is if the user is already in a meeting, and then I start my server (that receives those web hooks), it doesn’t know if the user is in a meeting. Here’s the breakdown 1. Shutdown server hosting my app 2. Join a meeting 3. Meeting\_started is fired but my server is not running so it doesn’t receive it 4. Start server 5. \ 6. End meeting 7. Receive meeting\_ended (but my server didn’t know you were in a meeting to begin with). ---
**Author:** ![bdeanindy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/bdeanindy/32/154_2.png) [@bdeanindy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/bdeanindy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/user-in-meeting-status/2818/4 "2018-12-27T20:38:12Z")
Your webhook event listening server, should be up at all times and have a redundant backup (in case it reboots or is down for any reason). Events are ONLY broadcast and retried for the documented period, and we expect your webhook consumer (server) to be up at all times. ---
**Author:** ![coder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@coder](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/coder)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/user-in-meeting-status/2818/5 "2018-12-27T23:17:32Z")
Makes sense. Thanks for the clarification! ---
**Author:** ![bdeanindy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/bdeanindy/32/154_2.png) [@bdeanindy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/bdeanindy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/user-in-meeting-status/2818/6 "2018-12-29T00:37:45Z")
Absolutely and happy to be of service! ---
**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/user-in-meeting-status/2818/7 "2020-08-21T18:01:23Z")
Closed on August 21, 2020, 6:01pm UTC