# Zoom Meeting SDK Authentication Error

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-meeting-sdk-authentication-error/128476>\
**Category:** Web\
**Created:** [February 25, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-meeting-sdk-authentication-error/128476 "2025-02-25T13:21:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![luca.licata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/luca.licata/32/50909_2.png) [@luca.licata](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/luca.licata)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-meeting-sdk-authentication-error/128476/1 "2025-02-25T13:21:13Z")

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**Description**  
I am trying to embed zoom into our application however when I try to join the meeting I keep getting this error:

Using a Zoom JWT App type API Key (apiKey) is no longer available in version 2.7.0+ of the SDK. Please use an SDK App type SDK Key (sdkKey) instead and the SDK JWT Auth flow

1. errorCode: 3
2. errorMessage: “Error Code: 3”
3. method: “join”
4. status: false

Even if I follow all the instructions in the guide included in the error message(which I cannot post a link to)

**Browser Console Error**  
Using a Zoom JWT App type API Key (apiKey) is no longer available in version 2.7.0+ of the SDK. Please use an SDK App type SDK Key (sdkKey) instead and the SDK JWT Auth flow

**Which Web Meeting SDK version?**  
3.1.6

**Meeting SDK Code Snippets**  
It is the standard code snippter provided in the Zoom SDK guide

**Screenshots**  
The Zoom apllication loading screen just hangs

**Device (please complete the following information):**

- Device: Device independent
- OS: OS independent
- Browser: Browser independent

I am stuck please help

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**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-meeting-sdk-authentication-error/128476/2 "2025-02-26T19:50:24Z")

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Hey @luca.licata  
Thanks for reaching out to us  
Can you please confirm if you are using a General app type?  
You should be using the client ID and client secret associated with a general app type to get the meeting SDK up and running

Have you tried running our sample app?

> **[GitHub - zoom/meetingsdk-web-sample: Zoom Meeting SDK web sample](https://github.com/zoom/meetingsdk-web-sample)**
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> Zoom Meeting SDK web sample

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**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 29, 2025, 5:50am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-meeting-sdk-authentication-error/128476/3 "2025-03-29T05:50:44Z")

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Closed on March 29, 2025, 5:50am UTC

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