Question
How do I set recording to audio-only per meeting? Is it correct that the audio_only setting is a user-level preference and not something that can be set per meeting using the Zoom API? The PATCH /meetings/{meetingId} endpoint lets us control auto_recording, but doesn't seem to offer a way to specify whether the recording should be video or audio-only. If that's the case, is the only workaround to update the user's recording preferences right before each meeting? That approach seems unreliable, especially for users with back-to-back meetings.
Answer
The docs/api/rest/reference/zoom-api/methods/#operation/meetingUpdate endpoint doesn’t allow you to change the recording preference to audio_only, and this would need to be changed at the user level. If you’re using Cloud Recording, the user would need to update their settings.
An alternative would be to use the Recall.ai API. It’s a simple 3rd party API for meeting recording. Using the API, you’d be able to have programmatic control over the format of the recording (e.g. audio only, video included).
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