# Zoom IFrame API suggested enhancements

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-iframe-api-suggested-enhancements/9734>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [March 26, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-iframe-api-suggested-enhancements/9734 "2020-03-26T12:07:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jacob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jacob/32/3865_2.png) [@jacob](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jacob)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-iframe-api-suggested-enhancements/9734/1 "2020-03-26T12:07:56Z")

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This isn’t really a problem that I’m having so much as an enhancement I think would provide very valuable for many web developers. Currently, as far as I can tell, there are 2 ways to embed a Zoom meeting in a website.

- Using the WebSDK
- Embedding a Zoom meeting as an iFrame

There are limitations with both of these options.

The limitations with the WebSDK is that you have to load a ton of JavaScript for things to work. Additionally, Zoom pollutes the host site’s markup since it just sticks everything in the `<body>`

The limitations of the iFrame is that you have none of the features that the WebSDK provides.

Therefore I’d like to propose an API that uses the `postMessage` API to allow the host to communicate with Zoom iFrame and hook into the WebSDK features. I think it would be tremendously useful.  
Thank you for the tremendous effort you put into the platform. It really works fantastically.

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**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:** [March 27, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-iframe-api-suggested-enhancements/9734/2 "2020-03-27T00:26:34Z")

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Hey @jacob, thanks for posting and using Zoom!

We appreciate your suggestions! 🙂

We are actually in process of developing a more light weight, no UI, customizable Web SDK.

No timeline yet, but you can stay updated here: [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/changelog](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/changelog)

Also thanks for the compliments!

-Tommy

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**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:** [August 21, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-iframe-api-suggested-enhancements/9734/3 "2020-08-21T19:38:02Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 7:38pm UTC