# \#zoom

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## [About Zoom in Discourse Webinars (and plugins)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-zoom-in-discourse-webinars-and-plugins/412316)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-zoom-in-discourse-webinars-and-plugins/412316 "2026-09-13T18:23:02Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Webinar: Meet the Discourse Customer Projects Team: I just want to share that this problem unfortunately did not cease and, on the contrary, it is getting worse every day. I agree that tr…

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## [Recurring webinars](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recurring-webinars/366225)

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**Author:** [@DamirDame](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DamirDame)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recurring-webinars/366225 "2025-05-15T08:19:11Z")

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Is it possible to add a handler for recurring webinars? Currently, the plugin only supports a single webinar session and it is not possible to add a webinar ID that contains recurring dates.

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## [Discourse Zoom](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-zoom/142711)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-zoom/142711 "2024-11-19T11:15:32Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Discourse Zoom empowers Discourse administrators and users with a paid Zoom subscription to schedule, manage, and participate in Zoom webinars directly from their Discourse platform. …

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## [Host Zoom Events in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/host-zoom-events-in-discourse/312945)

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**Author:** [@lucy.sierracircuits](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucy.sierracircuits)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/host-zoom-events-in-discourse/312945 "2024-10-22T09:55:38Z")

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Is it possible to host Zoom webinars or meetings on Discourse? Like, can I create a topic and livestream my Zoom meeting/webinar there? If not, would it be possible to do so through YouTube live maybe?

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## [Can't validate Zoom Meetings SDK due to CSRF Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-validate-zoom-meetings-sdk-due-to-csrf-error/310392)

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**Author:** [@Nikola\_Mitrovic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nikola_Mitrovic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-validate-zoom-meetings-sdk-due-to-csrf-error/310392 "2024-06-03T18:21:56Z")

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Hi Team, I’m trying to integrate discourse-zoom into a community app for my team. After creating and validating server-2-server Oauth app everything seemed fine, I’ve installed ‘discourse-oauth2-basic’ plugin in order t…

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## [Site failing to load due to Zoom plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-failing-to-load-due-to-zoom-plugin/309627)

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**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-failing-to-load-due-to-zoom-plugin/309627 "2024-06-02T03:32:46Z")

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Our site has fails to progress past the loading dots since a rebuild: I’m getting this error in the console (from the Zoom plugin): Fortunately, removing the plugin and rebuilding has fixed the problem.

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## [Discourse Zoom validate endpoint URL issue (discourse log shows errors)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-zoom-validate-endpoint-url-issue-discourse-log-shows-errors/290377)

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**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-zoom-validate-endpoint-url-issue-discourse-log-shows-errors/290377 "2024-04-29T13:48:58Z")

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Hi I have an issue validating the provided URL. I have enabled the Zoom plugin and followed the instructions step by step but when I try to validate the URL, I see the following error: I tried to send a POST reques…

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## [‘username can’t be blank’ when setting up Zoom webinar topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-can-t-be-blank-when-setting-up-zoom-webinar-topic/297577)

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**Author:** [@davidkingham](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davidkingham)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/username-can-t-be-blank-when-setting-up-zoom-webinar-topic/297577 "2020-03-26T19:07:22Z")

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Hi Penar, thanks for the great plugin this will be really useful! I just tested it out and setup went smoothly. A few issues I’ve noticed: When I create a topic with the webinar I get this error, but if I refresh the p…

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## [Clarification on Zoom permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clarification-on-zoom-permissions/297579)

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**Author:** [@Samantha\_O](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samantha_O)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/clarification-on-zoom-permissions/297579 "2023-08-31T17:35:00Z")

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Can you define who a site owner would be here? Is this a Discourse admin, the Zoom account owner? When you say Administrators, is this Discourse Admins only? So only admins could create an event and/or add panelists…

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## [Allow category moderators to create webinars in only their categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-category-moderators-to-create-webinars-in-only-their-categories/297580)

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**Author:** [@SW3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SW3)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-category-moderators-to-create-webinars-in-only-their-categories/297580 "2023-07-28T06:52:34Z")

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Is there a way to allow a category moderator to create / schedule / manage a Zoom Webinar just in the category they are moderators of?

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## [Best approach to allow pay-to-watch webinars?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-approach-to-allow-pay-to-watch-webinars/297581)

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**Author:** [@jsnidersich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jsnidersich)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-approach-to-allow-pay-to-watch-webinars/297581 "2023-02-24T14:33:11Z")

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Hi there, I was wondering if there is anyway to incorperate the zoom plugin and charge a fee to watch/take part in a webinar over Discourse. Maybe an added feature for the subscription plugin? I wonder if a workaround c…

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## [‘Register’ button not switching to ‘join’](https://meta.discourse.org/t/register-button-not-switching-to-join/297583)

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**Author:** [@nadhem.hanin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nadhem.hanin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/register-button-not-switching-to-join/297583 "2021-09-17T18:28:43Z")

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Hi! Thanks for the amazing work. I believe this is a big feature for all discourse isntances. On my case, I successfuly integrated the plugin via the API. made the configurations required and I’m now able to create web…

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## [Integrate Zoom with Events](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-zoom-with-events/297584)

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**Author:** [@eatcodetravel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eatcodetravel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-zoom-with-events/297584 "2021-03-11T20:31:36Z")

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@pmusaraj are there any plans to integrate this with the Discourse Event plugin? The feature we need is to be able to: Create a Zoom webinar when an event is created (this needs to be enabled when creating the event) W…

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## [Capturing chat and questions from Zoom webinars in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/capturing-chat-and-questions-from-zoom-webinars-in-discourse/297585)

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**Author:** [@BIBI](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BIBI)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/capturing-chat-and-questions-from-zoom-webinars-in-discourse/297585 "2020-11-13T14:18:04Z")

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Hi can you tell me how the zoom plugin envisages delegates on a webinar can use chat or raise questions. We’d ideally like all of that captured in discourse.

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## [Do the webinars take place on Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-the-webinars-take-place-on-discourse/297587)

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**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-the-webinars-take-place-on-discourse/297587 "2020-07-24T01:01:17Z")

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From what I can tell, this plugin helps you coordinate a zoom webinar with Discourse–allowing you to schedule the webinar and coordinate participants for the webinar from within Discourse. It does not allow you to have t…

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## [Can the Zoom plugin also do meetings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-zoom-plugin-also-do-meetings/297586)

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**Author:** [@JQ331](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JQ331)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-zoom-plugin-also-do-meetings/297586 "2020-07-06T17:10:03Z")

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Hi. Basic question: The plugin is called “Zoom Webinars”. I am looking for a way for users to host zoom calls on my forum–standard zoom meetings where all participants can see each other (instead of “webinars”, which are…

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## [Errors when adding webinar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-when-adding-webinar/297588)

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**Author:** [@oneflydown](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oneflydown)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/errors-when-adding-webinar/297588 "2020-04-08T16:26:02Z")

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Thanks for the plugin. I followed the same as what you have explained, but getting this error And the logs return this: Message (7 copies reported) TypeError (no implicit conversion of nil into String) /var/www/d…
