Zoom General

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Use when comparing products.

— the description by Zoom

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Zoom General serves as a strategic starting point for developers and architects to navigate the Zoom ecosystem. It provides a structured workflow to classify integration requirements, identify the correct Zoom product surface (such as APIs, SDKs, or webhooks), and determine the necessary authentication model. By guiding users through a decision-making process, it ensures that developers select the right tool for their specific use case before routing to more specialized skills.

What it does

Classifies integration jobs based on desired outcomes like embedding meetings or automating resources.
Maps requirements to specific Zoom surfaces including REST APIs, WebSockets, and various SDKs.
Provides guidance on selecting the correct authentication and scope model for an integration.
Facilitates routing to specialized skills once the product context is established.
Offers comparative context for tasks that span multiple Zoom product boundaries.

When to use it

When you are in the early stages of planning a Zoom integration and need to choose the right app type.
When you need to compare different Zoom surfaces to determine which fits your technical requirements.
When a task involves multiple Zoom products and requires a high-level architectural approach.
When you need to confirm the correct authentication flow for a specific integration scenario.

Advantages

Prevents premature selection of tools by enforcing a structured classification process.
Clarifies the distinction between user-level OAuth, account-level OAuth, and SDK signatures.
Reduces complexity by routing users to narrow, specialized skills after initial planning.
Provides a clear decision matrix for choosing between General Apps, Server-to-Server OAuth, and Webhook Only apps.

Usage examples

“I want to build an app that automates meeting reports. Which Zoom app type should I use?”: The agent will guide you to classify the job as backend automation, leading to the recommendation of Server-to-Server OAuth for its lack of user interaction requirements.
“Should I use the Meeting SDK or the Video SDK for my project?”: The agent will help you compare the two based on your specific embedding needs and surface requirements, ensuring you choose the correct SDK for your use case.

Install

Download the skill as a ZIP:
https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/openai/zoom-general/download

Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip zoom-general.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Zoom

Use this skill for cross-product platform context after the user’s goal is understood. For first-step routing, prefer start, plan-zoom-product, or plan-zoom-integration.

Workflow

Classify the job by outcome: embed meetings, custom video, automate resources, consume events, process media, use meeting intelligence, or publish a Marketplace app.
Choose the Zoom surface that owns the behavior: REST API, webhooks, WebSockets, Meeting SDK, Video SDK, Zoom Apps SDK, Phone, Contact Center, Virtual Agent, Scribe, Rivet, or Cobrowse.
Confirm auth and scope model before implementation; Zoom surfaces differ on user-level OAuth, account-level OAuth, and SDK signatures.
Route to the narrow skill once the surface is chosen rather than keeping broad guidance in context.
Use the preserved guide only when a task crosses product boundaries or needs detailed comparison tables.

References

Full preserved guide: references/full-guide.md
App types: references/app-types.md
Authentication: references/authentication.md
Scopes: references/scopes.md
Marketplace: references/marketplace.md
Query routing playbook: references/query-routing-playbook.md

Files

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references/known-limitations.md

Known Limitations & Quirks

Common gotchas and limitations developers encounter.

Recording Limitations

Minimum Recording Duration

Recordings shorter than 3-5 seconds will NOT be saved.

This applies to:

Cloud recordings
Local recordings via SDK

If you need to capture very short sessions, ensure the recording runs for at least 5 seconds.

API Limitations

Rate Limits

See Rate Limits for detailed information.

Key points:

Create/update meeting endpoints are Heavy (stricter limits)
Response headers show remaining quota
Implement exponential backoff for 429 errors

Error Code 0

The enum value 0 often represents SUCCESS, not failure.

Always check the SDK enum values:

// Example: Meeting SDK
SDKERR_SUCCESS = 0  // This is success!
SDKERR_UNKNOWN = 1  // This is an error

Don't assume 0 = error in your error handling.

Video SDK Web Limitations

Video Rendering Performance

Use ONE rendering control for all videos, not one per participant.

Multiple rendering controls severely degrade performance. See Video SDK Web.

SharedArrayBuffer

Some features require SharedArrayBuffer headers:

Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy: same-origin
Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy: require-corp

As of v1.11.2, this is elective for basic functionality.

SDK Signature Limitations

Minimum Token Validity

Zoom may require exp - iat >= 2 hours.

Workaround: Set iat in the past:

const iat = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) - 7200; // 2 hours ago
const exp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 10;   // 10 seconds from now

This gives you a short-lived token while satisfying the validity requirement.

SDK Download

Meeting SDK and Video SDK (except Web npm packages) must be downloaded from Marketplace after signing in.

They are not available on public package managers for native platforms.

Platform-Specific

iOS

Requires camera/microphone entitlements
Background audio requires special configuration

Android

Requires runtime permissions for camera/mic
ProGuard rules may be needed

Linux

Headless operation requires X virtual framebuffer (Xvfb) for some features
Limited UI customization compared to other platforms

Resources

Developer forum: https://devforum.zoom.us/ (search for known issues)
Support: https://devsupport.zoom.us/

Requirements and compatibility

Written for: OpenAI Codex

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

“Works with” means the tool reads the open Agent Skills format; a skill written for one tool may use features others lack.

Security

What our scanner noticed· Medium risk

Possible data-exfiltration endpoints
Instructions that use the network

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