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Can I access raw audio data using the Zoom Web SDK?

Updated at:
September 21, 2025
Written By:
Maggie Veltri

Question

People commonly ask on the Zoom Developer Forum:

Can I use the Zoom Web SDK to access and process raw audio data from a meeting?

Answer

No. The Zoom Web SDK does not currently support raw audio streams. You cannot directly capture PCM audio from a meeting using the Web SDK.

If you need raw audio data, you’ll need to use the Zoom Meeting SDK, which supports raw data callbacks:

The Linux Meeting SDK provides raw audio (PCM) and raw video (YUV) via callback APIs.

Zoom no longer provides an open-source sample app that demonstrates how to capture raw audio from a live meeting so we added some steps in another Zoom Developer Forum blog post.


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Written By:
Maggie Veltri