# Zoom Web Client does not bring up the web camera

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-web-client-does-not-bring-up-the-web-camera/384>\
**Category:** Web\
**Created:** [September 27, 2017, 9:12am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-web-client-does-not-bring-up-the-web-camera/384 "2017-09-27T09:12:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Prakash\_Raman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Prakash\_Raman](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Prakash_Raman)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 9:12am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-web-client-does-not-bring-up-the-web-camera/384/1 "2017-09-27T09:12:55Z")

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Hi

I setup the zoom web sample client. Although, when I click on Join, it only gives me an option to join using the phone, but not the “video”

Am I doing something wrong. Do see the screenshot below.&nbsp;

Thanks

 ![](https://support.zoom.us/hc/user_images/K2iVrIUs6Bb4IupGAKzAfQ.png)

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**Author:** ![Joshua\_Woodward1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/joshua_woodward1/32/1480_2.png) [@Joshua\_Woodward1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Joshua_Woodward1)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-web-client-does-not-bring-up-the-web-camera/384/2 "2017-09-27T18:51:37Z")

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Hi Prakash,

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The webclient is a view only client, please see&nbsp;[https://github.com/zoom/sample-app-web/blob/master/README.md](https://github.com/zoom/sample-app-web/blob/master/README.md)

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It allows participants to view a zoom meeting and join by audio, it doesn’t provide video/screen sharing from the participant side.

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**Author:** ![Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@Nightlight](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Nightlight)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2017, 1:02pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-web-client-does-not-bring-up-the-web-camera/384/3 "2017-09-28T13:02:19Z")

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Oh, in that case if I want the user to have a video as well. Should I just direct them to a “zoom meeting url” [http://zoom.us/j/\<id](http://zoom.us/j/%3Cid)\>

Or is there any other way we use use a sdk ?

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**Author:** ![Joshua\_Woodward1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/joshua_woodward1/32/1480_2.png) [@Joshua\_Woodward1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Joshua_Woodward1)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 6:02pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-web-client-does-not-bring-up-the-web-camera/384/4 "2017-10-03T18:02:52Z")

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Hi Sandy,

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Correct, provide the Join URL, and whatever device they are on it will attempt to open/download the client&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-web-client-does-not-bring-up-the-web-camera/384/5 "2020-08-21T17:19:08Z")

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