# Zoom SMS session

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-sms-session/67468>\
**Category:** Chat\
**Created:** [April 12, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-sms-session/67468 "2022-04-12T22:12:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jarellano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jarellano/32/36827_2.png) [@jarellano](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jarellano)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-sms-session/67468/1 "2022-04-12T22:12:11Z")

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Zoom Phone API  
What is the definition of Session\_id?  
Is there a time period to consider for a session?

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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:** [April 13, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-sms-session/67468/2 "2022-04-13T17:05:43Z")

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Hi @jarellano

Thanks for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum!  
Are you referring to this endpoint?

> **[Zoom Phone API](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/phone/methods/)**
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> The Zoom Phone API allows developers to access information from Zoom. You can use this API to build private services or public applications on the Zoom App Marketplace. To learn how to get your credentials and create private/p...

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**Author:** ![jarellano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jarellano/32/36827_2.png) [@jarellano](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jarellano)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-sms-session/67468/3 "2022-04-14T19:49:08Z")

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Yes, would like to know how the session id works for this API.

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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:** [May 3, 2022, 2:51pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-sms-session/67468/4 "2022-05-03T14:51:57Z")

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Hey @jarellano  
The sessionID is a unique identifier for each sms or call made in the account

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**Author:** ![kashyap.solanki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/kashyap.solanki/32/36769_2.png) [@kashyap.solanki](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/kashyap.solanki)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-sms-session/67468/5 "2022-05-30T10:37:06Z")

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hey, @elisa.zoom what would be session\_id for this endpoint: [Zoom Meeting API](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/methods#operation/reportChatSessions)