# Where do I get topic and password?

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/where-do-i-get-topic-and-password/54118>\
**Category:** Web\
**Created:** [July 14, 2021, 8:53am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/where-do-i-get-topic-and-password/54118 "2021-07-14T08:53:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![shooter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/shooter/32/29160_2.png) [@shooter](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/shooter)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 8:53am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/where-do-i-get-topic-and-password/54118/1 "2021-07-14T08:53:14Z")

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Hi!  
I am trying to run Video SDK Sample application and I just can’t understand, how should I get topic and password to use with it.

What I’ve already done:  
I’ve created separate account to use with Video SDK. I’ve created Video SDK application and acquired SDK key and secret. I’ve copied key and secret to the config/dev.ts script.  
Now, when I run `npm run start`, Google Chrome opens with an error “topic, token and userName must be string and required”

As far as I understand, I must also fill fields topic and password in the config/dev.ts file. But where do I get these values?

I’ve tried creating meeting with topic and password using JWT application token from another account, but this topic does not fit. When I use this topic, I get an error “This account does not exist or does not belong to you”.

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**Author:** ![vic.yang](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/vic.yang/32/24656_2.png) [@vic.yang](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/vic.yang)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/where-do-i-get-topic-and-password/54118/2 "2021-07-16T01:45:10Z")

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Hey @shooter

Thanks for your feedback.

`topic` is the identity of each session, you can set it yourself. `password` is the passcode of a session, the value depends on you. Refer to [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/sdk/video/auth](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/sdk/video/auth) for more detail.

Thanks  
Vic

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**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:** [August 15, 2021, 11:45am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/where-do-i-get-topic-and-password/54118/3 "2021-08-15T11:45:54Z")

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