Customize meeting join links

Users can customize the join links with additional parameters to set their preferences while joining calls. This can be useful for users who frequently join certain meetings. They can bookmark the join links with specific preferences. Listed below are the additional parameters supported in this version:

Parameter Description Values Examples
mode

Use this parameter to specify the way a user can join the meeting:

  • Join with audio and video - audioVideo
  • Join with presentation only - presentationOnly
  • Dial in details - dialIn

Default option is 'audioVideo'.
  • audioVideo
  • presentationOnly
  • dialIn
  • &mode=audioVideo
  • &mode=presentationOnly
  • &mode=dialIn
name

If the user is not signed in, their display name will be automatically set to the name provided in this parameter. Web app will not prompt the user to enter their name.

If the user is signed in, their name will not be changed by this parameter. However they can change the name from the UI or sign in with a different user ID and password before joining a call.

 any URL encoded string &name=Sally%20wood
audioMuted
  • If this parameter is set to true, the audio will be muted
  • If this parameter is set to false, audio will be unmuted.

Users can change this setting in the UI after joining the call.
  • true
  • false
  • Set to "true" if no value is entered
  • &audioMuted=true
  • &audioMuted=false
  • &audioMuted
videoDisabled
  • If this parameter is true, the video will be disabled.
  • if this parameter is if false, the video will be enabled.

Users can change this setting in the UI after joining the call.
  • true
  • false
  • Set to "true" if no value is entered
  • &videoDisabled=true
  • &videoDisabled=false
  • &videoDisabled
skipJoinOptions

If true, and if the name has been stored in the browser, or if the user has signed in, or if the "name" parameter is specified in the link, then the user will join call skipping the Join options screen.

If false, the user will be taken to the Join options screen where they can optionally change their name or sign in.
  • true
  • false
  • Set to "true" if no value is entered
  • &skipJoinOptions=true
  • &skipJoinOptions=false
  • &skipJoinOptions

Example: User wants to set the meeting join name as "Sally" and automatically mute their audio while joining a meeting:

  1. Copy the join link: https://example.com/meeting/059893656?secret=zv9LGLqbZ0DiCo_86haJag
  2. Edit the link to add the extra parameters "&name=Sally" and "&audioMuted" to the link:
    https://example.com/meeting/059893656?secret=zv9LGLqbZ0DiCo_86haJag&name=Sally&audioMuted=true