# Questions about the Zoom Livestream integration
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-the-zoom-livestream-integration/409816
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** events, discourse-livestream
**Created:** [August 9, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-the-zoom-livestream-integration/409816 "2026-08-09T10:41:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-the-zoom-livestream-integration/409816/1 "2026-08-09T10:41:31Z")
Hi
I’m testing the **Livestreaming Zoom webinars** , and I have a few questions:
> [@Discourse Calendar and Events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-calendar-and-events/97376/1):
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> Creating a Zoom webinar livestream event
Does this work only for a Zoom webinar or is it possible to work for a **Zoom meeting**? We are only using Zoom meeting so I’m wondering if I can make it work?
> [@Discourse Calendar and Events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-calendar-and-events/97376/1):
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> 1. Go to [marketplace.zoom.us](https://marketplace.zoom.us), click **Develop** , and click **Build app**.
Is it enough if the App is “Ready for local test” or does it need to be published? Additionally, there are other parts that are not mentioned - most importantly: Admin vs User managed, Surface, Scope & Permissions…etc (are they omitted because they don’t make a difference - though scope and redirect url is required).
### Is it possible to hide the Zoom link and keep a join button…?
Since this zoom meeting no longer requires a pass code nor registration, would it be possible to hide the zoom link? (we don’t want the link to be misused).
Currently, in my testing it’s instead showing a onebox for the link instead of a Join button:
### Is it possible to restrict who clicks the ‘join meeting’?
- Is this “join meeting” accessible by anonymous users (non-logged in users)? If yes, can we restrict it to logged in members only?
- Can we restrict the ‘join meeting’ button to specific groups only?
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@lindsey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lindsey)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-the-zoom-livestream-integration/409816/3 "2026-08-11T16:15:14Z")
I’m asking the engineer who built the integration to weigh in on these questions:
> [@gassim](#):
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> Does this work only for a Zoom webinar or is it possible to work for a **Zoom meeting**?
> [@gassim](#):
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> Is it enough if the App is “Ready for local test” or does it need to be published?
So stay tuned for more information about that soon!
> [@gassim](#):
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> Is it possible to hide the Zoom link and keep a join button…?
For now the Zoom button remains visible as a safeguard in case something doesn’t work right with the embed. However, we’ve discussed hiding this for the reason you describe, so we’ll keep talking about this internally to decide the best way to handle it. If you’d like, please open a #Contribute > Feature request for this so we can see who else is interested in this behavior.
> [@gassim](#):
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> ### Is it possible to restrict who clicks the ‘join meeting’?
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> - Is this “join meeting” accessible by anonymous users (non-logged in users)? If yes, can we restrict it to logged in members only?
The Join Zoom button is visible to anonymous users, but when they click it, they will be prompted to register for an account.
> [@gassim](#):
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> - Can we restrict the ‘join meeting’ button to specific groups only?
No, unless you restrict the topic to a category that is only accessible to those groups. Any members who can access the topic can join the event. Again, though, if this is something you’d like us to consider changing, please open a #Contribute > Feature topic!
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### Author:  [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-the-zoom-livestream-integration/409816/4 "2026-08-12T20:34:16Z")
> [@gassim](#):
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> Does this work only for a Zoom webinar or is it possible to work for a **Zoom meeting**? We are only using Zoom meeting so I’m wondering if I can make it work?
Yes, Zoom meetings should work… I’ve tested this feature.
> [@gassim](#):
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> Is it enough if the App is “Ready for local test” or does it need to be published?
“Ready for local test” works, though it should probably be published eventually. It does not have to be published in the Zoom marketplace, there’s an option to keep it within your organization.
> [@gassim](#):
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> Additionally, there are other parts that are not mentioned - most importantly: Admin vs User managed, Surface, Scope & Permissions…etc (are they omitted because they don’t make a difference - though scope and redirect url is required).
You should use admin-managed, there’s no reason for users to be able to manage the app…
you don’t need to do anything with surface or permissions, for scope we’ve been using `meeting:read:meeting:admin` and `webinar:read:webinar:admin`