# Zoom API key and secret required? **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [September 22, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-api-key-and-secret-required/31030 "2020-09-22T21:40:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dhruvbhatia7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dhruvbhatia7/32/15774_2.png) [@dhruvbhatia7](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dhruvbhatia7)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-api-key-and-secret-required/31030/1 "2020-09-22T21:40:40Z")
**Description** If I want to enable the user to merely open the zoom meeting link (join meeting) from my app, do I require an API key and secret (via JWT / OAuth)? ---
**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:** [September 22, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-api-key-and-secret-required/31030/2 "2020-09-22T21:40:45Z")
Hey @dhruvbhatia7 Thanks for posting on the Zoom Devforum! I am still learning, but I will try my best to help answer your question. 🙂 Checkout these related threads that may have the answer you are looking for: > [@Get API KEY and API Secret through zoom api](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/691): > > Hi, Is there any way to fetch the API Key and API Secret through zoom API call? I am unable to find any API call to fetch these properties. Can anybody help me on this please?   Regards > [@How to find API Key & API Secret?](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/420): > > Hi there How do i find my API Key & API Secret when i am on a free zoom plan? Or do these require a paid plan? The purpose is I would like to integrate my zoom account with my acuity scheduling account: [https://help.acuityscheduling.com/hc/en-us/articles/223758988-Zoom-us](https://help.acuityscheduling.com/hc/en-us/articles/223758988-Zoom-us) Thank you > [@Where we can find api and secret key?](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/3894): > > I have integrated api’s in our application and also activated trial account to test webinars, but i am not able to find api and secret key to access api’s from our application. If these threads did not help, please let us know by replying back here and someone from the Developer Relations team will get back to you shortly. Thanks, DeveloperBot ---
**Author:** ![dhruvbhatia7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dhruvbhatia7/32/15774_2.png) [@dhruvbhatia7](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dhruvbhatia7)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-api-key-and-secret-required/31030/3 "2020-09-23T16:25:11Z")
The bot did not answer my question. I need to basically show a button saying “Join Meeting” that would take the user to the Zoom meeting (it’s okay if it’s in a new window). Would I need an API key and secret for this? ---
**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, 6:20pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-api-key-and-secret-required/31030/4 "2020-09-24T18:20:46Z")
Hi @dhruvbhatia7, How are you getting your join meeting URL? If you will be retrieving this from the `join_url` field returned by our one of our Meeting API endpoints, then you will need an API Key/Secret to [authenticate your call](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/using-zoom-apis). Let me know if this helps to clarify! Thanks, Will ---
**Author:** ![dhruvbhatia7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dhruvbhatia7/32/15774_2.png) [@dhruvbhatia7](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dhruvbhatia7)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-api-key-and-secret-required/31030/5 "2020-09-28T04:06:13Z")
Hi Will, Thanks for the info! I’m getting the join meeting URL from Google Calendar (outside of the Zoom ecosystem). I do understand that it may not always have the Zoom meeting information, and I’m fine if it doesn’t in some cases. As far as I understand, for this I don’t require any Zoom integration. Please confirm and/or clarify. Thanks, Dhruv ---
**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 29, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-api-key-and-secret-required/31030/6 "2020-09-29T19:54:44Z")
Hey @dhruvbhatia7, Thanks for clarifying—If you’re okay with grabbing the meeting ID from the URL, then this should suffice for your needs. You would only need an API key/secret if needed to fetch meeting details programmatically. Let me know if this clarifies! Thanks, 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:** [October 30, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-api-key-and-secret-required/31030/7 "2020-10-30T05:54:51Z")
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