Zoom Skill

Manage Zoom meetings and cloud recordings via the Zoom API.

Features

• Meetings: List, create, update, delete scheduled meetings
• Recordings: List cloud recordings with transcripts, summaries, and download links

Note: All times passed to create/update commands are interpreted as local time. The script auto-detects your timezone if not explicitly specified with --timezone.

Prerequisites

This skill uses two authentication methods:

Feature	Auth Type	Credentials File
Meetings	Server-to-Server OAuth	~/.zoom_credentials/credentials.json
Recordings	User OAuth (General App)	~/.zoom_credentials/oauth_token.json

Check status:

python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py setup

Setup

Part 1: Server-to-Server OAuth (for Meetings)

1. Go to marketplace.zoom.us → Develop → Build App
2. Select Server-to-Server OAuth
3. Name it (e.g., "Claude Zoom Meetings")
4. Copy Account ID, Client ID, Client Secret
5. Add scopes:
   • meeting:read:meeting:admin
   • meeting:read:list_meetings:admin
   • meeting:write:meeting:admin
   • user:read:user:admin
6. Activate the app
7. Save credentials:

mkdir -p ~/.zoom_credentials
cat > ~/.zoom_credentials/credentials.json << 'EOF'
{
  "account_id": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID",
  "client_id": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
  "client_secret": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
}
EOF

Part 2: General App OAuth (for Recordings)

Server-to-Server apps cannot access cloud recordings. You need a separate General App:

1. Go to marketplace.zoom.us → Develop → Build App
2. Select General App
3. Set redirect URL: http://localhost:8888/callback
4. Copy Client ID and Client Secret
5. Add scopes:
   • cloud_recording:read:list_user_recordings
   • cloud_recording:read:list_recording_files
6. Activate the app
7. Authorize (one-time browser flow):

# Open this URL in browser (replace CLIENT_ID):
https://zoom.us/oauth/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&redirect_uri=http://localhost:8888/callback

# After authorizing, you'll be redirected to:
# http://localhost:8888/callback?code=AUTHORIZATION_CODE

# Exchange the code for tokens (replace values):
python3 -c "
import requests, json
resp = requests.post('https://zoom.us/oauth/token',
    auth=('CLIENT_ID', 'CLIENT_SECRET'),
    data={'grant_type': 'authorization_code', 'code': 'AUTH_CODE', 'redirect_uri': 'http://localhost:8888/callback'})
data = resp.json()
data['client_id'] = 'CLIENT_ID'
data['client_secret'] = 'CLIENT_SECRET'
data['expires_at'] = __import__('time').time() + data.get('expires_in', 3600)
with open(__import__('pathlib').Path.home() / '.zoom_credentials/oauth_token.json', 'w') as f:
    json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
print('Saved!')
"

Quick Start

# Check setup
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py setup

# List upcoming meetings
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py list

# Create a meeting
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py create "Team Standup" --start "2025-01-15T10:00:00" --duration 30

# List recordings
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py recordings --start 2025-01-01

Commands

Meetings

# List meetings
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py list                      # upcoming
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py list --type previous      # past
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py list --limit 10 --json

# Get meeting details
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py get MEETING_ID

# Create meeting (times are treated as LOCAL time)
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py create "Topic"                              # instant
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py create "Topic" --start "2025-01-15T14:00:00" # scheduled (local time)
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py create "Topic" --duration 60 --timezone "Europe/Berlin"
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py create "Topic" --agenda "Discussion points" --waiting-room
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py create "Topic" --invite "user@example.com"  # send invite
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py create "Topic" --invite "a@x.com" --invite "b@x.com"  # multiple

# Update meeting
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py update MEETING_ID --topic "New Topic"
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py update MEETING_ID --start "2025-01-16T10:00:00"

# Delete meeting (requires meeting:delete:meeting:admin scope)
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py delete MEETING_ID

Recordings

# List all recordings (default: last 30 days)
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py recordings

# With date range
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py recordings --start 2025-01-01 --end 2025-01-31

# Show download URLs
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py recordings --show-downloads

# Get specific meeting's recordings
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py recording MEETING_ID

# JSON output
python3 scripts/zoom_meetings.py recordings --json

Output Formats

Markdown (default)

# Zoom Meetings (3 upcoming)

## Weekly Team Sync
**ID:** 123456789
**Start:** 2025-01-15 14:00:00 UTC
**Duration:** 60 minutes
**Join URL:** https://zoom.us/j/123456789

JSON

Add --json for structured output suitable for piping to other tools.

Recording File Types

Type	Description
MP4	Video recording
M4A	Audio only
TRANSCRIPT	Text transcript (VTT)
CHAT	Chat messages
TIMELINE	Speaker timeline
SUMMARY	AI meeting summary

Example User Requests

User says	Command
"List my Zoom meetings"	list
"Show past meetings"	list --type previous
"Create a meeting for tomorrow at 2pm"	create "Meeting" --start "2025-01-15T14:00:00"
"Show my Zoom recordings"	recordings --start 2025-01-01
"Get the recording for meeting X"	recording MEETING_ID

Dependencies

pip install requests

Files

File	Purpose
~/.zoom_credentials/credentials.json	S2S OAuth credentials
~/.zoom_credentials/token.json	S2S cached token
~/.zoom_credentials/oauth_token.json	User OAuth tokens (auto-refreshes)

Known Pitfalls

• join_before_host is account-level. This setting is locked at the Zoom account admin level. Setting it via API per-meeting is silently ignored if the account setting overrides it. Must change in Zoom admin settings (Security → "Allow participants to join before host") first, then API calls respect it.
• Waiting room overrides join-before-host. If waiting room is enabled at account level, join_before_host won't work even if the API accepts it.

API Reference

• Zoom Meeting APIs
• Zoom API Reference