# Using Userid or 'me' **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [September 23, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-userid-or-me/31104 "2020-09-23T15:55:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![demo2Thalamus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/demo2thalamus/32/14548_2.png) [@demo2Thalamus](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/demo2Thalamus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-userid-or-me/31104/1 "2020-09-23T15:55:33Z")
**Description** When creating a meeting using OAuth authentication, can the customer that authorized my App make an API call using the ‘me’ value for user id, or do they need to supply their own email address/ userid? **Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?** OAuth **Which Endpoint/s?** [https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/{userId}/meetings](https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/%7BuserId%7D/meetings) ---
**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:** [September 24, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-userid-or-me/31104/2 "2020-09-24T18:10:58Z")
Hey @demo2Thalamus, When users authorize your app, their user ID will be passed to your app as part of the OAuth flow. They shouldn’t need to make an API request in order to use your app. Does this help to clarify? Let me know if I’m misunderstanding! Thanks, Will ---
**Author:** ![demo2Thalamus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/demo2thalamus/32/14548_2.png) [@demo2Thalamus](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/demo2Thalamus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-userid-or-me/31104/3 "2020-09-24T18:35:35Z")
They will not be making an API request. Our code behind is doing that. In that API call, do we use the ‘me’ reference or capture our customer’s userid for the call? From your comment, it sounds like their userid will become the value for the ‘me’ reference so we don’t need to worry about it. Did I understand correctly? ---
**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:** [September 25, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-userid-or-me/31104/4 "2020-09-25T15:45:43Z")
Hey @demo2Thalamus, Apologies for any confusion—when I say that their user info will be passed as part of the OAuth flow, I’m referring to the `code` that is appended to the callback URL when the user authorizes the app, allowing you to make subsequent requests once authorized. In any subsequent API requests, you should be able to use the /me context or a userId. Does this help to clarify? Thanks, Will ---
**Author:** ![demo2Thalamus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/demo2thalamus/32/14548_2.png) [@demo2Thalamus](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/demo2Thalamus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-userid-or-me/31104/5 "2020-10-01T19:31:03Z")
I believe that helps, We will test it first to confirm. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-userid-or-me/31104/6 "2020-10-02T17:10:35Z")
Hey @demo2Thalamus, Glad we could help! Best, Will ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/using-userid-or-me/31104/7 "2020-11-02T03:10:46Z")
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