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build-zoom-rest-api-appPurpose, usage and source

Reference skill for Zoom REST API. Use after choosing an API-based workflow when you need endpoint selection, resource-management patterns, OAuth requirements, rate-limit awareness, or API error debugging.

Source retrieved: 2026-10-29

Source repository: anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
SKILL.md: partner-built/zoom-plugin/skills/rest-api/SKILL.md
Repository stars: 34,049
Repository updated: 2026-10-30
Categories: Development
Last collected: 2026-10-31 10:38 UTC+08:00

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Source SKILL.md

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What this Skill does

How the upstream workflow works

Quick Start Path

If you're new to the Zoom REST API, follow this order: Run preflight checks first → RUNBOOK.md Understand the API design → concepts/api-architecture.md Base URLs, regional endpoints, me keyword rules

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Core Concepts

API Architecture - REST design, base URLs, regional routing, me keyword, ID vs UUID, time formats Authentication Flows - All OAuth flows (S2S, User, PKCE, Device Code) Rate Limiting Strategy - Limits by plan, retry patterns, request queuing

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Core APIs

references/meetings.md - Meeting CRUD, types, settings references/users.md - User provisioning, types, scopes references/webinars.md - Webinar management, registrants references/recordings.md - Cloud recording access

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Upstream passage · bash ↗

curl -X POST "https://zoom.us/oauth/token" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $(echo -n 'CLIENT_ID:CLIENT_SECRET' | base64)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -d "grant_type=account_credentials&account_id=ACCOUNT_ID"

Requirements and setup

Prerequisites

Zoom account (Free tier has API access with lower rate limits) App registered on Zoom App Marketplace

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Environment Variables

See references/environment-variables.md for standardized .env keys and where to find each value.

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Limits and quality checks

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Start with a safe trial

Check the supported host and the repository installation instructions. Keep the Skill directory and its referenced scripts, assets and documentation together; SKILL.md alone may omit dependencies.
Give the agent your real input, desired output and acceptance criteria. Invocation syntax and available tools depend on the host; this site does not assume a universal install command.
Try the source workflow in a disposable project or on a copy. Review operations that change files, remote services or billable resources before allowing them.
Validate the output against the source quality checks and your own requirements. A successful trigger or a high repository Star count does not establish a correct result.

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