Configure Zoom for external content indexing

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated October 17, 2025
  • 3 minutes to read

    • Create and activate a Server-to-Server OAuth app in the Zoom App Marketplace to allow the Zoom external content connector to access your Zoom source system.

    Before you begin

    You need admin privileges for the Zoom App Marketplace.

    Role required: none

    About this task

    The Zoom external content connector retrieves webinars and meetings from your Zoom source system using the Zoom APIs.

    To allow the connector to access your Zoom source system via the Zoom APIs, you must configure and activate a Server-to-Server OAuth app in the Zoom App Marketplace. Your connector administrator can use settings copied from this app to configure the Zoom external connector for proper connection to your source system.

    Procedure

    1. In the Zoom App Marketplace, create a new Server-to-Server OAuth app for the Zoom external content connector.
      1. Navigate to https://marketplace.zoom.us/ and log in with your admin credentials.
      2. Navigate to Develop > Build app.
      3. If prompted, agree to the Zoom API license and terms of use by selecting Agree.
      4. Select Server to Server OAuth App as the kind of app to create, then select Create.
      5. Enter a name for your new Server-to-Server OAuth app.
        As an example, you might enter Zoom external content connector.
      6. Select Create.
      You're taken to the App Credentials page for your new Server-to-Server OAuth app.
    2. On the App Credentials page, record the account ID, client ID, and client secret for your new Server-to-Server OAuth app.
      1. Copy the account ID for your new Server-to-Server OAuth app and store it in a secure location.
        Important:
        Your external content connector administrator needs this account ID when configuring the Zoom external content connector.
      2. Copy the client ID for your new Server-to-Server OAuth app and store it in a secure location.
        Important:
        Your external content connector administrator needs this client ID when configuring the Zoom external content connector.
      3. Copy the client secret for your new Server-to-Server OAuth app and store it in a secure location.
        Important:
        Your external content connector administrator needs this client secret when configuring the Zoom external content connector.
      4. Select Continue.
      You're taken to the Information page for your new Server-to-Server OAuth app.
    3. On the Information page, add details about your new Server-to-Server OAuth app.
      These details are required in order to activate your new app.
      1. In the Company Name field, enter the name of your organization.
      2. Optional: In the Short Description field, enter a brief description of your new Server-to-Server OAuth app.
      3. In the Name field, enter your name.
      4. In the Email field, enter your email address.
      5. Select Continue.
      You're taken to the Feature page for your new Server-to-Server OAuth app.
    4. On the Feature page, select Continue.
      You're taken to the Scopes page for your new Server-to-Server OAuth app.
    5. On the Scopes page, add the required API scopes to your new Server-to-Server OAuth app.
      1. Select Add Scopes.
      2. In the Add Scopes window, search for and then select each of the following scopes.
        • cloud_recording:read:list_user_recordings:admin
        • meeting:read:list_meetings:admin
        • meeting:read:list_past_instances:admin
        • meeting:read:list_past_participants:admin
        • meeting:read:meeting:admin
        • meeting:read:participant:admin
        • meeting:read:past_meeting:admin
        • meeting:read:past_qa:admin
        • meeting:read:summary:admin
        • user:read:list_users:admin
        • user:read:user:admin
        • webinar:read:list_panelists:admin
        • webinar:read:list_past_instances:admin
        • webinar:read:list_past_participants:admin
        • webinar:read:list_webinars:admin
        • webinar:read:past_qa:admin
        • webinar:read:webinar:admin
        These scopes grant read access to your new Server-to-Server OAuth app for the specified content elements in your Zoom source system. The app can't modify your source system content with these scopes.
      3. Select Continue.
      You're taken to the Activation page for your new Server-to-Server OAuth app.
    6. On the Activation page, activate your new Server-to-Server OAuth app by selecting Activate your app.
      Your new Server-to-Server OAuth app is activated.

    What to do next

    Provide the following items to your connector administrator:
    • The account ID that you copied in step 2.a.
    • The client ID that you copied in step 2.b.
    • The client secret that you copied in step 2.c.

    Your connector administrator needs these items to configure a Zoom external content connector to retrieve meetings, webinars, and security principals from your Zoom source system.

    For details on creating and configuring a Zoom external content connector, see Create a Zoom external content connector.