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ZOOM API

Note: This is not a step-by-step guide you should have the basic knowledge
==What this post covers==

  1. Replacing Zoom JWT with other zoom apps
  2. Adding zoom meetings to your personal account via API
  3. Allow Users to join zoom meetings without account through your website

Joining through website

I have been busy to update my zoom integration after JWT App type deprecation But 2days before I finally sat down to update it I took me 5HOURS of research just to understand it many many zoom links are broken and thanks to Max M for his clear answers in zoom developer forum

1. CREATE ZOOM MEETING API

First You have to create 2 different apps
For creating meeting through API you would have to create a Server-to-Server Oauth By going to https://marketplace.zoom.us/develop/create and choosing the Server-to-Server Oauth complete the creation process these are the required scopes to create delete and record meetings and webinars

View all user meetings /meeting:read:admin
View and manage all user meetings /meeting:write:admin
View all user recordings /recording:read:admin
View and manage all user recordings /recording:write:admin
View all user Webinars /webinar:read:admin
View and manage all user Webinars /webinar:write:admin

I did not write this code can't remember where I got it

function createAMeeting($data = array()) {
    $post_time           = $data['date'];
    $start_time          = gmdate("Y-m-d\TH:i:s", strtotime($post_time));
    $createAMeetingArray = array();
    if (!empty($data['alternative_host_ids'])) {
        if (count($data['alternative_host_ids']) > 1) {
            $alternative_host_ids = implode(",", $data['alternative_host_ids']);
        } else {
            $alternative_host_ids = $data['alternative_host_ids'][0];
        }
    }
    $createAMeetingArray['topic']      = $data['title'];
    $createAMeetingArray['agenda']     = "";
    $createAMeetingArray['type']       = !empty($data['type']) ? $data['type'] : 2; //Scheduled
    $createAMeetingArray['weekly_days']= [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]; 
    $createAMeetingArray['start_time'] = $start_time;
    $createAMeetingArray['timezone']   = 'SA';
    $createAMeetingArray['password']   = !empty($data['password']) ? $data['password'] : "";
    $createAMeetingArray['duration']   = !empty($data['duration']) ? $data['duration'] : 60;
    $createAMeetingArray['settings']   = array(
        'join_before_host'  => true,
        'host_video'        =>  true,
        'waiting_room'    =>  true,
        'participant_video' => true,
        'mute_upon_entry'   => false,
        'enforce_login'     => false,
        'auto_recording'    => "none",
        'private_meeting'      => true,
        'alternative_hosts' => isset($alternative_host_ids) ? $alternative_host_ids : "",
    );
    return sendRequest($createAMeetingArray);
}
function sendRequest($data){


    $request_url = 'https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/me/meetings';
    $headers     = array(
        'authorization: Bearer ' . generateJWTKey(),
        'content-type: application/json',
    );
    $postFields = json_encode($data);
    $ch         = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $request_url);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postFields);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);
    $response    = curl_exec($ch);
    $http_status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
    $err         = curl_error($ch);
    curl_close($ch);
    if (!$response) {
        return false;
    }

    return json_decode($response);
}

function generateJWTKey()
{
    $zoom_api_key    = ZOOM_API_KEY;
    $zoom_api_secret = ZOOM_API_SECRET;

    $ch = curl_init();

    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://zoom.us/oauth/token');
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "grant_type=account_credentials&account_id={NOT-THE-PROFILE-ID-THE-APP-ID");

    $headers = array();
    $headers[] = 'Host: zoom.us';
    $headers[] = 'Authorization: Basic '.base64_encode($zoom_api_key.':'.$zoom_api_secret);
    $headers[] = 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

    $result = json_decode(curl_exec($ch));
    if (curl_errno($ch)) {
        echo 'Error:' . curl_error($ch);
    }
    curl_close($ch);

    return $result->access_token;`
}
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2. Join From Web SDK

Navigate back to the create app choose meeting SDK and go through the steps
Do not forget to download the sample code and this is as I believe a more explanatory page

<?php

    use \Firebase\JWT\JWT;

    //Validate if user is allowed to join



    function generate_signature($sdkKey, $sdkSecret, $meetingNumber, $role) {
        $iat = time();
        $exp = $iat + 60 * 60 * 2;

        $token_payload = [
          "sdkKey"=> $sdkKey,
          "mn"=> $meetingNumber,
          "role"=> $role,
          "iat"=> $iat,
          "exp"=> $exp,
          "tokenExp"=> $exp
        ];
        $token_header = [
          'alg'=> 'HS256',
          'typ'=> 'JWT'
        ];
        $jwt = JWT::encode($token_payload, $sdkSecret);

        return $jwt;
    }

?>


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>{YOUR_TITLE}</title>

    <!-- For Client View -->
    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://source.zoom.us/2.14.0/css/bootstrap.css" />
    <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://source.zoom.us/2.14.0/css/react-select.css" />
    <link rel="shortuct icon" type="image/png" href="favicon url">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">

    <!-- Origin Trials to enable Gallery View in Chrome/Edge -->
    <!-- More Info: https://developers.zoom.us/docs/meeting-sdk/web/gallery-view/ -->
    <!-- SharedArrayBuffers in non-isolated pages on Desktop platforms -->
    <meta https-equiv="origin-trial" content="">
  </head>
  <body>

    <main>
      <h1>Processing View...</h1>

      <!-- For Component View -->
      <div id="meetingSDKElement">
        <!-- Zoom Meeting SDK Rendered Here -->
      </div>

    </main>

    <!-- For Component and Client View -->
    <script src="https://source.zoom.us/2.14.0/lib/vendor/react.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://source.zoom.us/2.14.0/lib/vendor/react-dom.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://source.zoom.us/2.14.0/lib/vendor/redux.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://source.zoom.us/2.14.0/lib/vendor/redux-thunk.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://source.zoom.us/2.14.0/lib/vendor/lodash.min.js"></script>

    <!-- For Client View -->
    <script src="https://source.zoom.us/zoom-meeting-2.14.0.min.js"></script>
    <!-- <script type="text/javascript" src="client-view.js"></script> -->
    <script>
      ZoomMtg.setZoomJSLib('https://source.zoom.us/2.14.0/lib', '/av')

      ZoomMtg.preLoadWasm()
      ZoomMtg.prepareWebSDK()
      // loads language files, also passes any error messages to the ui
      ZoomMtg.i18n.load('en-US')
      ZoomMtg.i18n.reload('en-US')

      var authEndpoint = ''
      var sdkKey = '<?= ZOOM_SDK_KEY ?>'
      var role = 0
      var userEmail = ''
      var registrantToken = ''
      var zakToken = ''
      var leaveUrl = '<?= $leaveUrl ?>'
      var meetingNumber = '<?= $meetingID ?>'
      var userName = '<?= $name ?>'
      var passWord = '<?= $room_password ?>'
      var signature = '<?= generate_signature(ZOOM_SDK_KEY, ZOOM_SDK_SECRET, $meetingID, $role); ?>'


        document.getElementById('zmmtg-root').style.display = 'block'

        ZoomMtg.init({
          leaveUrl: leaveUrl,
          success: (success) => {
            console.log(success)
            ZoomMtg.join({
              sdkKey: sdkKey,
              signature: signature,
              meetingNumber: meetingNumber,
              passWord: passWord,
              userName: userName,
              success: (success) => {
                console.log(success)
              },
              error: (error) => {
                console.log(error)
              },
            })
          },
          error: (error) => {
            console.log(error)
          }
        })

    </script>
  </body>
</html>
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The hardest part was not the code it was understanding what I am supposed to do and what apps to create wish this will save someone's time comment if any issues appear
resources:
Create Zoom Meeting API Docs
Zoom Developer Forum

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