# Waiting room delay while using Meeting SDK

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/waiting-room-delay-while-using-meeting-sdk/132041>\
**Category:** Meeting SDK\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [April 28, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/waiting-room-delay-while-using-meeting-sdk/132041 "2025-04-28T12:48:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![akd-techrnd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/akd-techrnd/32/49084_2.png) [@akd-techrnd](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/akd-techrnd)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/waiting-room-delay-while-using-meeting-sdk/132041/1 "2025-04-28T12:48:45Z")

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### Waiting room delay:

**Meeting SDK Type and Version**  
_Npm Library **@zoom/meetingsdk** and version is **3.11.2** _

**Description**  
_We are observing a delay of 8 to 10 secs for the host to get the **admit** option after the attendee joins, when having waiting room configuration enabled in our meeting, also when the attendee joins in the video appears after 3 to 4 secs._

**Error?**  
_The delay of 8 to 10 secs for the host to get the **admit** attendee option and also when attendee joins there is a delay in host seeing the attendee, there is a black screen appearing for few secs and then the video rendering starts._

**Troubleshooting Routes**  
_1. Enabled Shared Array Buffer, also verified in browser console using **typeof SharedArrayBuffer === ‘function’**  
2. Checked for the network connectivity issues_

**How To Reproduce**  
_Steps to reproduce the behavior including:_  
_1. Using API create a meeting having waiting room enabled_  
_2. The attendee should join first using meeting SDK_  
_3. Then the host joins using meeting SDK_  
_4. There should be a delay of 8 to 10 secs for the host to get an option to admit the attendee waiting in the waiting room._  
_5. Once the host gets the option and admits the attendee, the attendee when joins with video switched on the host won’t be able to immediately see the attendee’s video there is a delay of 3 to 4 secs before the video appears in host’s screen._

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**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/waiting-room-delay-while-using-meeting-sdk/132041/2 "2025-05-19T13:24:42Z")

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Hi @akd-techrnd  
Thanks for reaching out and sorry for the late reply here.  
While I troubleshoot this on my end, have you been able to upgrade to version 3.13.2 and if so, are you seeing this behavior too?

Could you share with me the entire request you are sending upon meeting creation? I am not able to replicate this on my end for now

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**Author:** ![akd-techrnd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/akd-techrnd/32/49084_2.png) [@akd-techrnd](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/akd-techrnd)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/waiting-room-delay-while-using-meeting-sdk/132041/3 "2025-05-20T14:39:03Z")

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@elisa.zoom thanks for your response, I will get back to you after the validation with payload for meeting creation.

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**Author:** ![expertswho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/expertswho/32/60945_2.png) [@expertswho](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/expertswho)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/waiting-room-delay-while-using-meeting-sdk/132041/4 "2025-05-20T15:25:32Z")

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hi @akd-techrnd  
this issue was mentioned in the latest zoom update.  
please make sure you have updated everything.  
all the best

John