---
ref: tool:zoom/create-meeting
name: Create a meeting
company: company:zoom
workflows: []
access: [mcp, api]
tags: [capability:host-meetings, category:video, has:api, has:mcp]
docs: "https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/meetings/#tag/meetings/POST/users/{userId}/meetings"
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# Create a meeting

Schedules a meeting for a user and returns its ID, the join URL to share and the host's start URL.

For user-level apps, pass `me` instead of a user ID. Share only the `join_url`; the `start_url` is for the host and, for regular users, expires after two hours. The call allows 100 requests per meeting host per day.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

```json
{ "mcpServers": { "zoom": { "url": "https://mcp.zoom.us/mcp/zoom/streamable" } } }
```

Call the MCP tool `meeting_create`.

Server URL: https://mcp.zoom.us/mcp/zoom/streamable

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.zoom.us/v2
- Endpoint: `POST /users/{userId}/meetings`
- Auth: OAuth; sign in when the agent asks
- Docs: https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/

Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
- Never print API keys.