Zoom MCP server

Zoom is a leading video communication platform used by millions of teams and organizations. An AI agent with access to Zoom can schedule meetings, manage webinars, retrieve recordings and transcripts, and manage users without manual intervention in the Zoom application.

Setting up an MCP server

This article covers the standard steps for creating an MCP server in AI Gateway and connecting it to an AI client. The steps are the same for every integration — application-specific details (API credentials, OAuth endpoints, and scopes) are covered in the individual application pages.

Before you begin

You'll need:

• Access to AI Gateway with permission to create MCP servers
• API credentials for the application you're connecting (see the relevant application page for what to collect)

Create an MCP server

Find the API in the catalog

1. Sign in to AI Gateway and select MCP Servers from the left navigation.
2. Select New MCP Server.
3. Search for the application you want to connect, then select it from the catalog.

Configure the server

1. Enter a Name for your server — something descriptive that identifies both the application and its purpose (for example, "Zendesk Support — Prod").
2. Enter a Description so your team knows what the server is for.
3. Set the Timeout value. 30 seconds works for most APIs; increase to 60 seconds for APIs that return large payloads.
4. Toggle Production mode on if this server will be used in a live workflow.
5. Select Next.

Configure authentication

Enter the authentication details for the application. This varies by service — see the Authentication section of the relevant application page for the specific credentials, OAuth URLs, and scopes to use.

Configure security

1. Set any Rate limits appropriate for your use case and the API's own limits.
2. Enable Logging if you want AI Gateway to record requests and responses for auditing.
3. Select Next.

Deploy

Review the summary, then select Deploy. AI Gateway provisions the server and provides a server URL you'll use when configuring your AI client.

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Connect to an AI client

Once your server is deployed, you'll need to add it to the AI client your team uses. Select your client for setup instructions:

• Claude Desktop
• Claude Code
• Cursor
• VS Code
• Windsurf

Tips

• You can create multiple MCP servers for the same application — for example, a read-only server for reporting agents and a read-write server for automation workflows.
• If you're unsure which OAuth scopes to request, start with the minimum read-only set and add write scopes only when needed. Most application pages include scope recommendations.
• You can edit a server's name, description, timeout, and security settings after deployment without redeploying.

Authentication

Zoom uses OAuth 2.0 authentication. Create a Zoom app at marketplace.zoom.us and configure OAuth with your AI Gateway's redirect URI. The authorization endpoint is https://zoom.us/oauth/authorize and the token endpoint is https://zoom.us/oauth/token. Configure scopes based on your needs: meeting:read, meeting:write, user:read, user:write, recording:read, recording:write, webinar:read, webinar:write, and others depending on which Zoom features you need. The API base URL is https://api.zoom.us/v2.

Available tools

This MCP server enables meeting and webinar management, user operations, recording and transcript access, and chat operations for Zoom accounts.

Tool	Description
Create meeting	Schedule a new meeting with date, time, settings, and participants
Get meeting	Retrieve meeting details including join link and participant info
Update meeting	Modify meeting settings including topic, agenda, and password
Delete meeting	Cancel a scheduled meeting
List meetings	Retrieve all meetings for a user with filtering options
Create webinar	Schedule a new webinar with registration settings
Get webinar	Retrieve webinar details and registration information
Update webinar	Modify webinar settings and agenda
Delete webinar	Cancel a webinar
List recordings	Retrieve cloud recordings with metadata
Get recording	Retrieve recording details and download links
Delete recording	Remove a recording from cloud storage
Get transcript	Retrieve meeting transcript with speaker attribution
List users	Retrieve all users in the Zoom account
Get user	Retrieve user profile and settings
Create user	Add a new user to the Zoom account
Update user	Modify user settings and permissions
Add meeting participant	Invite additional participants to an active meeting
Mute participant	Mute a specific participant in an active meeting
Unmute participant	Unmute a specific participant in an active meeting
Remove participant	Remove a participant from an active meeting
Get meeting participants	Retrieve list of participants in a meeting
Create breakout room	Create breakout rooms for workshop-style sessions
Create meeting recording	Start cloud recording for a meeting
Stop recording	Stop cloud recording for a meeting

Tips

Schedule meetings at least 1 hour before they start — Zoom rate-limits meeting creation. This ensures the API call completes successfully.

Always specify timezones when scheduling meetings — ambiguous times can lead to meetings scheduled at unexpected times across different regions.

Wait at least 5 minutes before retrieving recordings — cloud recordings don't appear immediately after a meeting ends. This avoids errors.

Save the meeting ID and meeting UUID from creation responses. You'll need these for future operations like updating settings or retrieving recordings.

Ensure your Zoom account plan includes webinar capabilities — webinars require a host with the webinar feature enabled. Verify this before scheduling webinars via the API.

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