# Zoom Developer Blog - Medium All the ways you can join, build, and create on the Zoom Developer platform - Medium This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Zoom Developer Platform Updates: New Features, API Changes, and 2020 Roadmap DevFeed: [Zoom Developer Platform Updates: New Features, API Changes, and 2020 Roadmap]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Michael Purnell Published: 2020-04-21T18:02:21Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Zoom Developer Blog - Medium]() Topics: [Developer Platform](), [zoom](), [SDKs](), [API](), [REST API](), [OAuth](), [Edge](), [Security](), [iOS]() Tags: [api](), [apis](), [app](), [changelog](), [chromium](), [developer-platform](), [developer-relations](), [edge](), [ios](), [marketplace-app](), [oauth](), [platform](), [platform-updates](), [rest-api](), [sdk](), [security](), [updates](), [zoom]() ### AI overview Zoom outlines recent and upcoming developer platform changes, including marketplace metrics, configurable OAuth scopes, Microsoft Edge and Xcode 11 support, REST API rate limits, chat webhooks, security enhancements, and the planned end of life for V1 APIs. ### Source excerpt As we spring into action in 2020, our developer platform will be delivering more features to enhance your developer experience. Within this blog we're highlighting new features that were recently released for our developer platform as well as giving you a preview of what's to come with our roadmap. What's new on our Developer platform Marketplace Developer Dashboard -- Will show metrics to let app developers know how well their app is being used amongst their customers. This will include metrics such as installed user/account count, API usage, total breakdown of subscribers for webhooks. Dynamic App Support -- Allow developers to choose which scopes are mandatory and which are optional. Correspondent OAuth page shall present visible difference between mandatory and optional scopes. SDK Microsoft Edge Support -- Our WebSDK now supports features on Microsoft Edge(Chromium) such as video & VOIP. Chat Privileges -- We've Enhanced chat privileges for meeting hosts to allow participants to chat with everyone publicly or privately for WebSDK. Xcode 11 Support -- We've added support for Xcode 11 within the iOS SDK. API New Rate Limits -- Demand for our APIs have been growing so fast, we had to revamp the way we handle our rate limits so we can scale for all of our customers and still provide our world-class REST API experience for developers and customers! Read all about the new V2 REST API Rate Limits! Chat Webhooks -- To go along with our existing Chat APIs, we have introduced new chat webhooks such as being able to receive notifications when a chat message is sent, updated, or deleted, receiving notifications when a channel is created, updated or deleted. As well as receiving notifications when a channel member has joined or left. For a list of recent updates and changes, refer to our Marketplace Changelog and Developer Forum New Release page What's upcoming on our Roadmap Upcoming Security Enhancements across all platforms -- With the recent announcement within Zooms blog about ## The Developer Show: Building Zoom Chatbots DevFeed: [The Developer Show: Building Zoom Chatbots]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Shrijana Ghimire Published: 2020-04-03T20:13:34Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Zoom Developer Blog - Medium]() Topics: [Chat Bot](), [zoom](), [Demo]() Tags: [advocacy](), [building](), [chatbots](), [communication](), [developer](), [developer-webinars](), [education](), [learning](), [support](), [tools](), [webinar](), [zoom](), [zoom-developer-show]() ### AI overview The Zoom Developer Advocacy team announced a free webinar series beginning April 9, 2020. The first webinar focuses on chatbots and includes Zoom chatbot tools, a marketplace app-building experience, and live and recorded demos. ### Source excerpt The Zoom Developer Advocacy team is obsessed with developer education and developer support. Up until now, we relied on our developer... Continue reading on Zoom Developer Blog " ## Backwards Incompatible V2 API Changes DevFeed: [Backwards Incompatible V2 API Changes]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Benjamin Dean Published: 2020-04-03T00:20:55Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Zoom Developer Blog - Medium]() Topics: [REST API](), [zoom](), [API](), [passwords]() Tags: [api](), [developer](), [marketplaces](), [password](), [release](), [rest-api](), [zoom]() ### AI overview Zoom announces backwards-incompatible V2 REST API changes following the removal of Attention Tracking. The affected fields return empty or false values, and some password-related settings become immutable for certain K-12 Education accounts. ### Source excerpt In accordance with the removal of the Attention Tracking feature in Zoom, we have made the following breaking changes to the V2 REST API effective upon the release April 3rd, 2020: Deprecating "attentiveness_score" field in Meeting, Webinar Participants Report APIs. The API Responses to your requests on the following APIs will always return an empty value for the ("attentiveness_score") field. GET /v2/report/meetings/{meetingId}/participants GET /v2/report/webinars/{webinarId}/participants 2. Deprecating "attention_tracking" field in User, Group, and Account APIs. The API Responses to your GET requests on the following APIs will always return a "false" value. GET /v2/accounts/{accountId}/settings PATCH /v2/accounts/{accountId}/settings GET /v2/accounts/{accountId}/lock_settings PATCH /v2/accounts/{accountId}/lock_settings GET /v2/groups/{groupId}/settings PATCH /v2/groups/{groupId}/settings GET /v2/groups/{groupId}/lock_settings PATCH /v2/groups/{groupId}/lock_settings GET /v2/users/{userId}/settings PATCH /v2/users/{userId}/settings We will continue to present the fields listed above in the API responses for the time being, but responses for these fields will return either an empty value or "false", as indicated above. In a TBD future release, we will remove these two fields entirely. 3. Beginning April 12th, 2020, password-related settings can no longer be modified (immutable, always returning TRUE) for K-12 Education accounts that are Free or Pro (single host). These password-related settings are enabled by default, and can be changed by the owner/admin on: free accounts, or Pro accounts (with only one single host license). NOTE: Free Accounts with CC are permitted to adjust this setting. The above changes are relevant for the following fields of the given APIs: The "require_password_for_scheduling_new_meetings" field, "require_password_for_instant_meetings" field, and "require_password_for_pmi_meetings") field on these APIs: GET /v2/accounts/{accountId}/settings ## Debut of the Zoom Developer Show webinar -- Chat Apps! DevFeed: [Debut of the Zoom Developer Show webinar -- Chat Apps!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Benjamin Dean Published: 2020-03-26T22:21:55Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Zoom Developer Blog - Medium]() Topics: [zoom](), [Chat Bot](), [Developer experience](), [Tool]() Tags: [apps](), [blog](), [chat](), [chatbots](), [developer](), [developer-experience](), [tool](), [webinar](), [zoom](), [zoom-developer-show]() ### AI overview The debut episode of the Zoom Developer Show is announced as a webinar featuring a discussion of DocketHQ's developer experience building a chatbot with Zoom, a demonstration of a new tool for building chatbots for Zoom Chat, and time for developer questions. ### Source excerpt Debut of the Zoom Developer Show webinar -- Chat Apps!The Zoom Developer Show! Join Michael Harrington and Shrijana Ghimire as they host the debut webinar episode of the Zoom Developer Show on April 9, 2020 at 11am PT! Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Zoom Developer Show - Chat Apps!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Dustin McCormick, CTO of DocketHQ, will be sharing his team's developer experience building a chatbot with Zoom. Tommy Gaessler and Zach Zhenggan will be unveiling a new developer tool for quickly building chatbots to work with Zoom Chat, and demoing it in action! We have time scheduled to field your developer-focused questions, and we'll have some fun too! Register Today: https://success.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iwEN8qFvSg-4z-XLle57fg Debut of the Zoom Developer Show webinar -- Chat Apps! was originally published in Zoom Developer Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. ## Zoom announces new V2 REST API rate limits for March 2020 DevFeed: [Zoom announces new V2 REST API rate limits for March 2020]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Benjamin Dean Published: 2020-02-14T03:01:01Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Zoom Developer Blog - Medium]() Topics: [API](), [zoom](), [REST API](), [Platform Engineering]() Tags: [api](), [apis](), [apps](), [developer](), [infrastructure](), [organization](), [platform-engineering](), [rate-limiting](), [release](), [request](), [rest](), [rest-api](), [scale](), [updates](), [zoom]() ### AI overview Zoom announces new V2 REST API rate limits planned for March 2020. The limits will vary by customer account type and API request group, with changes intended to better accommodate organization size and API usage. ### Source excerpt New V2 API Rate Limits coming March 2020! To ensure Zoom's V2 REST API continues powering your business automations and Marketplace apps at scale, we will be releasing new V2 REST API Rate Limits in March 2020! What's wrong with current V2 API Rate Limits? Zoom's Platform Engineering Team continually monitors activity and usage of our APIs for all our customers. Last year, we identified the need to improve the current "one-size-fits-all" V2 API Rate Limits to continue satisfying customer demand of our V2 API. Screenshot of current global Rate Limits as published on Zoom Developer Docs in Feb 2020 Current V2 API Rate Limits are the same for all Zoom Plans with access to the API: Pro, Business, Enterprise, and so on as published in the Zoom Developer Docs. The current API Rate Limits will not scale with customer's organization growth AND their increased usage of the V2 API. In March, we'll release the new API Rate Limits, and this can impact your apps and code, so I wanted to share these changes... What is Changing? The new V2 API Rate Limiter being released in March 2020 has been a huge improvement and will ensure Zoom scales to satisfy both your organization size and usage volume. The new API Rate Limits are based on the Customer's Account Type + API Request Group. How are Zoom Customer's Account Types Defined? For this first iteration, we've defined Account Types by making two logical groups of Zoom Plans... Table showing the logical grouping of Zoom Plans to create "Account Types" for new API Rate LimitsWhat is an API Request Group? API Request Groups, also called Request Types, are another logical grouping we've created grouping APIs with respect to infrastructure importance and load-intensity we need available to power the respective APIs for all our customers. Screenshot from new V2 API Rate Limit developer docs showing Request TypesNew V2 API Rate Limits We combine the Account Types and cross-reference them with the Request Types, and that is the new V2 API Rate L ## Developing Zoom Marketplace Apps w/ ngrok DevFeed: [Developing Zoom Marketplace Apps w/ ngrok]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Tim Slagle Published: 2020-02-14T03:01:01Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Zoom Developer Blog - Medium]() Topics: [web applications](), [Command-line interface](), [nginx](), [HTTP](), [Cloud](), [datacenter]() Tags: [app-development](), [apps](), [cloud](), [command-line](), [data-center](), [developer](), [developers](), [http](), [load-balancer](), [ngrok](), [prototype](), [proxy](), [subscription](), [support](), [terminal](), [web-apps](), [zoom]() ### AI overview This tutorial explains how developers can use ngrok tunnels while building Zoom Marketplace web apps. It covers why ngrok is useful for prototyping, its production limitations, and steps such as using licensed and reserved endpoints, running it as a service, and placing a load balancer in front of it when scaling. ### Source excerpt Image Source: ngrok.com NGROK is a wonderful tool for developers to use when they are building web apps and tools. NGROK allows you to create introspectable tunnels directly to localhost. Not only does it allow developers to prototype fast, but it also allows for quick tunnels from the open web to your web apps and tools. A lot of our developers use NGROK to make developing their web apps easier, but this can come with its own set of drawbacks. Today we will be talking about how to use NGROK effectively to make sure your app remains available for your users. Why would you use NGROK as opposed to a more traditional reverse proxy like NGINX/Apache? NGINX/Apache can be a little more complicated than needed. Sometimes you need a quick on authenticated HTTP tunnel to your app. NGROK is very quick. It is a simple command-line tool that makes tunnels with a single command. You are prototyping and need a quick and dirty tunnel. The dangers of using NGROK for production applications NGROK is a great tool, but when you are moving to a production environment there are some things to be aware of. Without a license, the NGROK URL will expire after a short period. A single simple tunnel is a single point of failure and can work against you if not managed properly. It is easy to out-scale an NGROK tunnel as you grow your app. But Tim, what can we do to make sure our app remains available? I'm glad you asked! There are a few steps you can take to make sure your NGROK tunnel remains active so your users can always find and use your app! Purchase an NGROK subscription. If you are going to use NGROK as your tunnel service then we highly recommend buying a license. Buying a license comes with an SLA from NGROK and will ensure you have support if something should go wrong. Don't use auto-generated endpoints. Auto-generated endpoints can be problematic as they can be reserved by another account by mistake. Make sure to reserve a subdomain for use with NGROK so you don't lose your tunnel. ## What's New and What's Coming for Zoom Marketplace in 2020? DevFeed: [What's New and What's Coming for Zoom Marketplace in 2020?]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Benjamin Dean Published: 2020-02-14T01:01:01Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Zoom Developer Blog - Medium]() Topics: [zoom](), [App](), [API](), [changelog]() Tags: [apis](), [developer](), [developers](), [new-feature](), [release](), [releases](), [roadmaps](), [update](), [video-conferencing](), [zoom]() ### AI overview Zoom reviews recent Zoom Marketplace releases for users, developers, and administrators, including app categories and URLs, multiple event subscriptions, admin controls, webhook logs, installed-app visibility, and support for testing development apps. It also previews roadmap items such as a developer survey deadline and planned API rate-limit changes. ### Source excerpt Highlights of what Zoom recently released for Marketplace users and developers, as well as a few important roadmap items for you... What's New on Zoom Marketplace? You may have noticed some changes to the Zoom App Marketplace released over the past few months, but here's a recap of a few of the important items...in case you missed them: New Categories for Your Published Marketplace Apps -- To help our customers find your app, we added new functional app categories. Review our best practice documentation about putting together your app page and to determine the right category for your app! New App URLs for Published Apps -- If you have published apps, or are considering publishing apps to Zoom Marketplace. In addition to the Support URL and Privacy Policy URL...now you can include Terms of Use and App Documentation URLs to so potential customers have more information and resources about your Zoom Marketplace app! Multiple Event Subscriptions for Apps --Released in December 2019, is a really handy solution for defining multiple webhook event subscriptions (each with unique events and endpoints) within a single app. No more do you have to build and maintain a bunch of different webhook apps to point different events to different event consumers! New Features for Admins on Marketplace -- Enhanced Pre-Approval Permission settings, User-Managed App Update Email Notifications, Webhook Logs for your app, and visibility into what apps have been installed on your Zoom account are the biggest features for Admins on Zoom App Marketplace (but they're handy features for developers too)! Draft/Development Apps shown in Installed Apps -- My favorite new feature. Now, you can view, install, and uninstall in-development apps using Zoom Marketplace to test that your Deauthorization Event Consumer is operating as expected to be sure your app is honoring the Data Compliance API. For a list of recent updates and changes, refer to our Marketplace Changelog and Developer Forum New Release page What's ## Investing in Developers -- Zoom Developer Summit and Competition 2020 DevFeed: [Investing in Developers -- Zoom Developer Summit and Competition 2020]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Aleks Swerdlow Published: 2020-02-13T02:10:56Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Zoom Developer Blog - Medium]() Topics: [zoom](), [Development]() Tags: [competition](), [developer](), [developers](), [funding](), [innovation](), [investing](), [platform](), [vc](), [zoom]() ### AI overview Zoom announces the 2020 Zoom Marketplace Competition, a pitch competition for developers building on the Zoom platform. Eligible for-profit organizations that have raised less than $10 million can compete for up to $2 million in funding and additional support and prizes. ### Source excerpt Investing in Developers -- Zoom Marketplace Competition 2020 The Zoom Marketplace Competition -- announced in October at Zoomtopia 2019, is a pitch competition to develop on the Zoom platform for a chance to earn $2 million in funding. The competition provides developers the opportunity to grow their reach and users, while also adding value-producing, high-quality apps that will delight Zoom customers. The competition is open to for-profit organizations that have raised less than $10M. Finalists will be chosen to pitch their ideas to partners at Emergence, Horizons Ventures, Maven Ventures, and Sequoia. The final selected winner would be eligible to potentially receive up to $2 million in funding in addition to advisory sessions with senior Zoom product experts, priority development support from the Zoom platform team, a DTEN D7 55" all-in-one interactive whiteboard with a 3-year Zoom Rooms license, and 10 Zoom Pro licenses for 3 years. What makes a great submission? An easy-to-understand pitch that shows that you have thought about how to use the Zoom platform to scale your business. A clear to follow problem you are solving for. Identify the pain points that exist today. Describe when and where you have observed the problem, and under which circumstances. Explain the cost of the problem (financial, time, quality, environmental, personal, etc.). Show that you understand who you are solving for. Tell us about your customers. Where, and for whom, will your solution bring value? How many of that kind of customer is out in the world? Where in the world are they? Show us the proof that somebody wants your product. What kind of traction does your solution have? Has a similar solution been tried before successfully? Investors invest because they see the potential to make money WITH you and your solution. Tell us how this solution will make money. Tell us about the business model, define your revenue stream. Not sure about your business model, use a business model canvas to ## Zoom Developer Relations -- Meet the Team DevFeed: [Zoom Developer Relations -- Meet the Team]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Abraham Queen Published: 2020-01-24T22:25:27Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Zoom Developer Blog - Medium]() Topics: [zoom](), [developer-relations](), [SDK]() Tags: [advocacy](), [apis](), [app](), [article](), [coding](), [customer](), [develop](), [developer](), [developer-relations](), [developers](), [documentation](), [integrations](), [introduction](), [people](), [sdk](), [support](), [systems](), [team](), [tools](), [video-conferencing](), [web](), [zoom]() ### AI overview A profile of Zoom's Developer Relations team, describing the roles of its technical writer, developer advocate, and advocacy manager and how they support documentation, APIs, the Web SDK, developer forums, partnerships, and the Zoom Marketplace. ### Source excerpt Zoom Developer Relations -- Meet the Team Here is a quick article for you to get to know who is supporting your Apps, managing the Marketplace and answering developer questions here at Zoom. Part of the San Jose Developer Relations Team at Zoomtopia 2019https://www.linkedin.com/in/adeartola/Andy de ArtolaTechnical Writer I help create, maintain, and update customer facing documentation for Zoom integrations. How do developers interact with you? A developer might interact with me for more information on documentation or for a partnership documentation. What is one of your personal favorite apps or your most used app on the Marketplace? My favorite app is the Outgoing Webhook chat app. What is something fun or interesting that people should know about you? I love dogs and wine. How long have you been developing code or in in developer-support/advocacy? I have officially been on the developer advocacy team since October 2019.https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldpurnell/Michael PurnellDeveloper Advocate In charge of managing Zoom's APIs, Web SDK, and Developer support forum. How do developers interact with you? Developer Forum, Partnerships, Customer Calls What is one of your personal favorite apps or your most used app on the Marketplace? ThetaLake What is something fun or interesting that people should know about you? I hiked and meditated when I visited the Great Wall of China. How long have you been developing code or in in developer-support/advocacy? 15 Yearshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-s-9ab52855/Tim SlagleManager of Developer Advocacy I make sure the other people you meet in this article have the tools and systems to do their job! Making sure that they have no roadblocks or problems getting your apps to the finish line or building the awesome tools you use to get your product integrated with Zoom! How do developers interact with you? There are a lot of reasons you would interact with me! Anytime there is a bigger picture conversation going on I will be involved. ## How Zoom App Publishing Requests Are Reviewed DevFeed: [How Zoom App Publishing Requests Are Reviewed]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Abraham Queen Published: 2020-01-22T02:31:01Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Zoom Developer Blog - Medium]() Topics: [Publishing](), [App](), [zoom](), [Requirements]() Tags: [app](), [article](), [coding](), [credentials](), [developer](), [development](), [documentation](), [examples](), [guides-and-tutorials](), [scopes](), [video-conferencing](), [zoom]() ### AI overview This article explains how Zoom reviews App Publishing Requests for the Zoom App Marketplace. It describes the role of metadata quality, clear explanations, test plans, images, videos, links, credentials, scopes, and features in the review process. ### Source excerpt Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes when you submit an app to the Zoom App Marketplace? There are two main submission processes that you can use when creating an app, App Publishing Request, and a Publishable URL sharing request. In this article, I'll cover an App Publishing Request, which allows an app to be installed by all Zoom users through the Marketplace. Publishable URL sharing requests, covered in this article, allows an unpublished app to be distributed to limited Zoom users outside your account. Whether you are exploring the many features Zoom has to offer, developing an app for the Marketplace, or returning to an old app to update it, you may want to know what Zoom is doing to support you. You may also have a couple of questions such as: How long does it take for my app to be published after I submit it? What can I do to accelerate this process? If my app is rejected, what's next? Who can I reach out to if you have questions about Zoom's APIs, documentation, or app submission process? We will answer all of these questions and more in this article, strap in! One of the factors in how quickly your app will be processed is the quality of the metadata you provide as well as how specific you are with your explanations and test plan. To start, lets look at two examples from the Zoom app submission portal, this is similar to what the reviewer sees when you submit a CREATE request: This is a screenshot from the reviewer's portal, this is part of what we see when you submit your app to be published on the Marketplace. The first impression of this app submission is very strong, the developer has submitted an app that has clear descriptions, images, a video, and all necessary links. Clicking into each of those link brings me to a page that satisfies all necessary requirements. Reading the long description, the reviewer can get a clear sense of the purpose of the app, and who may benefit from it. Looking a bit deeper, the developer has provided a te