# ZOOM Passwords encryption in URL

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-passwords-encryption-in-url/62353>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [January 8, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-passwords-encryption-in-url/62353 "2022-01-08T05:18:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![donte.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/donte.zoom/32/24412_2.png) [@donte.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/donte.zoom)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-passwords-encryption-in-url/62353/2 "2022-01-13T03:03:30Z")

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Greetings, @TECH-SAVVY-GUY,

Welcome to the Developer Forum and thank you for your question. As Tommy noted,  
`the hash is generated via our backend and we cannot share the algorithm that does this to generate the hash with the plain text meeting password`. To learn more about Zoom Encryption, please review our Whitepaper [here](https://explore.zoom.us/docs/doc/Zoom%20Encryption%20Whitepaper.pdf). Additionally, here is the link to Tommy’s Post:

> [@Invite URL password hash](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/invite-url-password-hash/3363/11):
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> Hey @bizstim.apps, and everyone, Here is a the request/response from a meeting I just created with a password: POST [https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/me/meetings](https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/me/meetings) BODY: { "topic":"Test Password", "type":2, "start\_time": "2020:04:05T00:00:00Z", "duration": 30, "password": "1234@" } Response: { "uuid": "", "id":, "host\_id": "", "topic": "Test Password", "type": 2, "status": "waiting", "start\_time": "2020-04-03T03:39:39Z", "duration": 30, "timezone": "Americ…

You may also find our **Embedding meeting passcode in invite link documentation** helpful as well:

> **[Embedding meeting passcode in invite link](https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0065979)**
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> You can choose to embed your meeting passcode into the invite link. The meeting passcode will be encrypted

I hope this helps.

Best,  
Donte

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