# Zoom linux sdk working with GetAvatarPath()

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-linux-sdk-working-with-getavatarpath/120111>\
**Category:** Meeting SDK\
**Created:** [October 31, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-linux-sdk-working-with-getavatarpath/120111 "2024-10-31T08:35:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![gofmannir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/gofmannir/32/56746_2.png) [@gofmannir](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/gofmannir)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-linux-sdk-working-with-getavatarpath/120111/1 "2024-10-31T08:35:25Z")

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**Description**  
I noticed that GetAvatarPath() returns a char\* but when printing it, it look odd like : �Q�LV and not like a real file

How to work with it to access the participant’s images ?

cc @chunsiong.zoom

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Dawen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dawen/32/69229_2.png) [@Dawen](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Dawen)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-linux-sdk-working-with-getavatarpath/120111/2 "2025-05-21T02:35:20Z")

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Have you solved it? I meet the same problem