# You cannot authorize, This app cannot be installed outside of developer account error msg **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [July 17, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/you-cannot-authorize-this-app-cannot-be-installed-outside-of-developer-account-error-msg/24416 "2020-07-17T10:57:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kushal160200](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/kushal160200/32/12074_2.png) [@kushal160200](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/kushal160200)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 10:57am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/you-cannot-authorize-this-app-cannot-be-installed-outside-of-developer-account-error-msg/24416/1 "2020-07-17T10:57:32Z")
**Description** Hii I am developing a product and using your APIs to schedule meetings directly from our web platform. I have created an OAuth app and tested in my local environment via ngrok and it works well. But for testing if I give the same url to my colleague to test it it givs the error. I have a basic plan myself as of now but many of my users of my platform will have pro account who wish to create meetings from my platform for zoom. **Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?** Oauth **Which Endpoint/s?** Meetings, profile ---
**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 7:21am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/you-cannot-authorize-this-app-cannot-be-installed-outside-of-developer-account-error-msg/24416/2 "2020-07-22T07:21:49Z")
Hey @kushal160200, Please see this doc: > **[Sharing Private Apps - Publishing an App - Documentation](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/publishing/sharing-private-apps)** > > Sharing Private Apps > > On the Zoom Marketplace, OAuth & Chatbot apps are installed by users with a Publishable URL (your install link). To distribute pri... Thanks, Tommy ---
**Author:** ![kushal160200](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/kushal160200/32/12074_2.png) [@kushal160200](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/kushal160200)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/you-cannot-authorize-this-app-cannot-be-installed-outside-of-developer-account-error-msg/24416/3 "2020-07-31T15:20:28Z")
Ok, also I want to ask if i have a pro zoom account can I use it privately on my project for my customers to create zoom meetings through ur APIs? ---
**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 5:42am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/you-cannot-authorize-this-app-cannot-be-installed-outside-of-developer-account-error-msg/24416/4 "2020-08-04T05:42:10Z")
Hey @kushal160200, You can share your app privately if the Zoom users are users on your Zoom account. Checkout this doc for other ways to share your app privately: > **[Sharing Private Apps - Publishing an App - Documentation](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/guides/publishing/sharing-private-apps)** > > Sharing Private Apps > > On the Zoom Marketplace, OAuth & Chatbot apps are installed by users with a Publishable URL (your install link). To distribute pri... Thanks, Tommy ---
**Author:** ![Beacon1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/beacon1/32/49983_2.png) [@Beacon1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Beacon1)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/you-cannot-authorize-this-app-cannot-be-installed-outside-of-developer-account-error-msg/24416/5 "2026-09-03T13:02:01Z")
Really helpful, i was searching for the same.