Zoom Create Meeting API with Alternative host returns null JSON response

[baljit.karwal (Baljit)]

Description
I am getting a successful JSON response back for “Create meeting” when I do not pass “alternative_hosts” in the request, however, as soon as I try to add “alternative_hosts” in the request, I do get HTTP Code - 404 (which is invalid user for given Zoom account) but not getting any JSON response with error code and message. The same works fine in postman and I can see the below response:
{
“code”: 1113,
“message”: " is not a user in your Zoom account."
}

For JSON request:
{“duration”:"",“start_time”:“2020-12-26 09:00:00”,“settings”:{“waiting_room”:false,“alternative_hosts”:"",“use_pmi”:null,“approval_type”:0},“topic”:“Online meeting for booking”,“type”:2}

Error
No JSON response is returned in the body through Java code. It does return HTTP response as 404 as expected.

In postman, it returns 400 Bad Request but in Zoom’s test environment here (https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate) returns 404. See screenshots for both.

Getting below in printstacktrace:
[17D8:02FA-22C4] 25/11/2020 03:04:59 PM HTTP JVM: java.io.FileNotFoundException: https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/me/meetings
[17D8:02FA-22C4] 25/11/2020 03:04:59 PM HTTP JVM: at sun.reflect.GeneratedConstructorAccessor61.newInstance(Unknown Source)
[17D8:02FA-22C4] 25/11/2020 03:04:59 PM HTTP JVM: at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57)
[17D8:02FA-22C4] 25/11/2020 03:04:59 PM HTTP JVM: at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:437)
[17D8:02FA-22C4] 25/11/2020 03:04:59 PM HTTP JVM: at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection$10.run(HttpURLConnection.java:1962)
[17D8:02FA-22C4] 25/11/2020 03:04:59 PM HTTP JVM: at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection$10.run(HttpURLConnection.java:1957)
[17D8:02FA-22C4] 25/11/2020 03:04:59 PM HTTP JVM: at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:734)
[17D8:02FA-22C4] 25/11/2020 03:04:59 PM HTTP JVM: at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getChainedException(HttpURLConnection.java:1956)
[17D8:02FA-22C4] 25/11/2020 03:04:59 PM HTTP JVM: at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream0(HttpURLConnection.java:1526)
[17D8:02FA-22C4] 25/11/2020 03:04:59 PM HTTP JVM: at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:1510)
[17D8:02FA-22C4] 25/11/2020 03:04:59 PM HTTP JVM: at com.ibm.net.ssl.www2.protocol.https.b.getInputStream(b.java:1)

Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?
JWT

Which Endpoint/s?
https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/me/meetings

[MaxM]

Hey @baljit.karwal,

When you’re using the Zoom test request section on our website, how are you authenticating with the API? For the test request in the documentation, make sure that you’re logged in to the expected account. Postman is returning the correct error, the user needs to be a paid user as an alternative host.

When it comes to seeing the request body in Java, have you confirmed that you are able to print the response body of other requests as expected?

Thanks,
Max

[baljit.karwal (Baljit)]

Hi Max,

Yes, I am able to print the response for other requests where it is success (201) but not for 404 or 400.

Baljit Karwal
Web Developer

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[tommy (Tommy Gaessler)]

Hey @baljit.karwal,

I have messaged you privately about this matter.

Thanks,
Tommy