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Connect Zoom

Link your Zoom account once so the admin tool can create meeting rooms for scheduled classes up to 40 minutes.

# Why connect Zoom?

One-time setup that enables automatic meeting links for short scheduled classes.

  1. Connect your own Zoom Basic account from My Profile.
  2. After connecting, classes up to 40 minutes receive a Zoom meeting link automatically when you schedule them.
  3. Scheduling classes up to 40 minutes requires a connected Zoom account.

# Before you start

You need a Zoom account you can sign into.

  1. Use your own Zoom account (Basic is fine).
  2. Sign in with the same email you use for Zoom.

# Connect your account

Authorize the admin tool from your profile page.

  1. Open My Profile from the dashboard or navigation.
  2. Scroll to Integrations and click Connect Zoom.
  3. Sign in to Zoom if prompted and approve access.
  4. Return to the profile page and confirm the Zoom badge shows Connected.

# Schedule a class with Zoom

Automatic meeting links appear on class cards for classes up to 40 minutes.

  1. Open Class Schedule and add a class as usual.
  2. For classes up to 40 minutes, a Zoom button appears on the class card after scheduling.
  3. Click the Zoom button to open meeting details, then use Open to launch Zoom or Copy to share the link and passcode with your student.

# 40-minute limit

Zoom Basic accounts limit hosted meetings to 40 minutes.

  1. If your class is longer than 40 minutes, the schedule form shows a warning.
  2. No automatic Zoom room is created for those classes.
  3. Create your Zoom meeting manually in Zoom and share the link with your student.

# Disconnect or reconnect

Manage your Zoom connection from My Profile.

  1. Click Disconnect Zoom in Integrations if you need to remove access.
  2. Scheduling classes up to 40 minutes is blocked until you reconnect.
  3. Reconnect if you switch Zoom accounts.

# Troubleshooting

Common issues when connecting or scheduling with Zoom.

  1. If Connect Zoom is missing, ask your administrator to configure Zoom for the system.
  2. If scheduling fails, confirm Zoom shows Connected on your profile.
  3. If connection fails for your Zoom account but works for the administrator, the Zoom app may still be in development-only mode — your administrator must use Production credentials and request Beta Test sharing or publish the app.
  4. If Zoom is down, try again later or schedule a class longer than 40 minutes without an automatic room.

# Administrator: Zoom Marketplace setup

Required so teachers on their own Zoom accounts can connect (not only the developer account).

  1. In Zoom Marketplace, open the app under the Production tab (not Development).
  2. Set OAuth redirect URL and allow list to your callback URL, e.g. https://your-domain/zion-english-admin/profile/zoom/callback.
  3. Set Support URL to your public support page, e.g. https://your-domain/zion-english-admin/support.
  4. Set Documentation URL to this page, e.g. https://your-domain/zion-english-admin/docs/connect-zoom.
  5. Enable only these scopes: user:read:user, meeting:write:meeting, meeting:update:meeting, meeting:delete:meeting.
  6. Copy Production Client ID and Secret into server ZOOM_CLIENT_ID and ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET; set ZOOM_REDIRECT_URI to the same callback URL.
  7. Copy the authorization URL from Marketplace (Local Test or Beta Test) into server ZOOM_AUTHORIZE_URL — Connect Zoom uses this URL.
  8. Under Beta Test, complete requirements and submit Request to Share so external Zoom accounts can authorize (or publish the app for full production).