Zoom Meetings API Integration Guide

Integrating Zoom's API allows you to automate meeting scheduling and management. With this integration, you can schedule and manage meetings without needing a paid Zoom plan. Here’s a step-by-step guide to get you started with Zoom API integration using Node.js and Express.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Node.js and Express.
A Zoom account.
Node.js and npm installed on your machine.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Create a Zoom App

• Create a Zoom Account: If you don't have one, sign up at Zoom Marketplace.

• Develop an App: Go to the Zoom Marketplace and click on the "Develop" icon.
  

• Build App: Click on "Build App" and select "Server to Server OAuth" app type.

• Store Credentials: After creating the app, store the following details securely:

ZOOM_CLIENT_ID
ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET
ZOOM_ACCOUNT_ID

2. Set Up Your Project

• Create a Project Folder: Create a new folder for your project and initialize it with npm.

mkdir zoom-meeting-integration
cd zoom-meeting-integration
npm init -y


• Install Dependencies: Install the required libraries using npm.

npm install axios body-parser dotenv express


• Create Environment Variables: Create a .env file in the root directory of your project and add your Zoom credentials:

ZOOM_CLIENT_ID=YOUR_ZOOM_CLIENT_ID
ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET=YOUR_ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET
ZOOM_ACCOUNT_ID=YOUR_ZOOM_ACCOUNT_ID

3. Implement API Integration

• Create an Index File: Create a file named index.js and set up your basic Express server:

const express = require('express');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const axios = require('axios');
require('dotenv').config();

const app = express();
app.use(bodyParser.json());

// Your code will go here

app.listen(3000, () => {
  console.log('Server is running on port 3000');
});

• Get an Access Token: Create a function to get an OAuth token from Zoom. Add the following code to index.js:

async function getAccessToken() {
  const response = await axios.post('https://zoom.us/oauth/token', null, {
    params: {
      grant_type: 'account_credentials',
    },
    auth: {
      username: process.env.ZOOM_CLIENT_ID,
      password: process.env.ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET,
    },
  });
  return response.data.access_token;
}

• API Payload

{
  "topic": "Sample Meeting",
  "type": 1,
  "duration": 30,
  "start_time": "2024-09-01T10:00:00Z",
  "agenda": "Discuss project updates"
}

• Schedule a Meeting: Create an endpoint to schedule a meeting using the Zoom API:

app.post('/schedule-meeting', async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const token = await getAccessToken();
    const meetingData = {
      topic: 'Sample Meeting',
      type: 1,
      duration: 30,
      start_time: '2024-09-01T10:00:00Z',
      agenda: 'Discuss project updates',
    };

    const response = await axios.post('https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/me/meetings', meetingData, {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      },
    });

    res.json(response.data);
  } catch (error) {
    res.status(error.response ? error.response.status : 500).send(error.message);
  }
});

• Retrieve Meeting Link: Once you have the meeting ID, you can use it to get the meeting link:

app.get('/meeting-link/:meetingId', async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const token = await getAccessToken();
    const meetingId = req.params.meetingId;

    const response = await axios.get(`https://api.zoom.us/v2/meetings/${meetingId}`, {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
      },
    });

    res.json({ join_url: response.data.join_url });
  } catch (error) {
    res.status(error.response ? error.response.status : 500).send(error.message);
  }
});

1. Sending Meeting Links Send Emails: After retrieving the meeting link, you can use any mail service (e.g., Nodemailer) to send the meeting link to participants.
2. Additional Information
3. Meeting Features: Note that the API for adding participants may require a paid Zoom plan. For free plans, you can only schedule meetings and share the links manually.

• Refer to GitHub: For a complete implementation, check out the GitHub repository Zoom Meeting Scheduler.

By following these steps, you can successfully integrate Zoom API into your application for scheduling and managing meetings.