# Zoom client url doesn't start meeting **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [February 5, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-client-url-doesnt-start-meeting/42671 "2021-02-05T23:32:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/hans/32/6311_2.png) [@hans](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/hans)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-client-url-doesnt-start-meeting/42671/1 "2021-02-05T23:32:34Z")
I’m using the iOS/Android client URL form: zoomus://zoom.us/start?confno=123456789&pwd=xxxx The Zoom app does open, but it doesn’t open the meetings. However, if I in the URL change start to join then it finds the meeting, but is then waiting for the host (me) to start the meeting. If I start the same meeting from the desktop (same Zoom account) then I’m admitted to the meeting in the mobile Zoom app. So it seems that join works: zoomus://zoom.us/join?confno=123456789&pwd=xxxx while start doesn’t work: zoomus://zoom.us/start?confno=123456789&pwd=xxxx I used the same conference number and password in both URLs. Do I need to provide additional arguments in the start link? ---
**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:** [February 5, 2021, 11:33pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-client-url-doesnt-start-meeting/42671/2 "2021-02-05T23:33:44Z")
Hey @hans Thanks for posting on the Zoom Devforum! I am still learning, but I will try my best to help answer your question. 🙂 Checkout this related thread that may have the answer you are looking for: > [@Meeting start URL](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/-/10780): > > Description I’ve created a meeting using zoom API and get start meeting url and join meeting url. I have many person who is going to be host of the meeting so if I just pass start meeting URL to them then they will able to start the meeting using their zoom account, yes? Error The full error message or issue you are running into. Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)? Knowing the endpoint/s can help us to identify your issue faster. Please link the ones you need help/have a quest… If this thread 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:** ![hans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/hans/32/6311_2.png) [@hans](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/hans)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-client-url-doesnt-start-meeting/42671/3 "2021-02-05T23:37:59Z")
That doesn’t seem related to my problem, that issue is about start and join URLs, which are used in a browser, but not in an iOS app. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-client-url-doesnt-start-meeting/42671/5 "2021-02-08T18:26:21Z")
Hi @hans, Thank you for reaching out about this. It looks like you’re working with client url schemes, which I should note that we aren’t supporting for the time being. (External support for direct client URLs has been removed, which means we don’t provide an out-of-the-box method for directly starting a meeting via URL and bypassing the browser). We hope to support this kind of direct click to open functionality again in the near future, but we recommend using the start\_url and join\_url provided by our APIs for the time being. I hope this helps to clarify, but let me know if you still have questions. Thanks, Will ---
**Author:** ![hans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/hans/32/6311_2.png) [@hans](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/hans)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-client-url-doesnt-start-meeting/42671/6 "2021-02-10T02:53:43Z")
Hi Will, Thanks for letting me know. Can you tell me why the client url schemes are not supported? Thanks, Hans ---
**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:** [February 10, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-client-url-doesnt-start-meeting/42671/7 "2021-02-10T15:21:10Z")
Hi @hans, We’re working on improving the flow for directing users directly to the Zoom client and are encouraging developers to pass any participant data to meetings via registration for the time being. As we re-evaluate the best way to support Client URL Schemes going forward, we’ve stopped officially supporting them in the interim so that we can be sure to provide the best experience possible. 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:** [March 13, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-client-url-doesnt-start-meeting/42671/8 "2021-03-13T01:21:29Z")
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