# Zoom Web Client Default Username

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-web-client-default-username/4358>\
**Category:** Web\
**Created:** [May 23, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-web-client-default-username/4358 "2019-05-23T04:33:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-web-client-default-username/4358/2 "2019-05-23T16:35:39Z")

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Hey Subhan,

Good news, there is a way! Using this url you can pass a default username. Be sure to include the `prefer=1` param and base64encode the username in the un param.

`https://zoom.us/wc/{MeetingID}/join?prefer=1&un={Base64EncodedUsername}`

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Duplicate of

> [@Force username when entering meeting using browser Zoom app](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/force-username-when-entering-meeting-using-browser-zoom-app/1102):
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> Hi! &nbsp; We were wondering if there is a way to enter a Meeting using the browser version instead of Zoom app, for example in Chrome, and force the name of the participant. &nbsp; The link to enter the meeting is something like this: and when we fill the name and actually enter to the meeting: [https://zoom.us/wc/{IDMEETING}/join?pwd=&dn={PARTICIPANT\_NAME}&track\_id=&jmf\_code=&meeting\_result=](https://zoom.us/wc/%7BIDMEETING%7D/join?pwd=&dn=%7BPARTICIPANT_NAME%7D&track_id=&jmf_code=&meeting_result=) &nbsp; We tried using the “dn” parameter but it also asks the user for the user name before entering the meet…

I will be sure to add this to our docs!

Thanks and hope this helps!

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