Zoom Plugin SDK

Build native desktop companion applications that control the user's installed Zoom Workplace client through inter-process communication (IPC).

Hard Routing Guardrail

• Use Plugin SDK when a separate native macOS or Windows app must control the installed Zoom Workplace desktop client.
• Use Meeting SDK when Zoom meeting functionality must be embedded inside the application's own process or UI.
• Use Zoom Apps SDK when the app runs as a web application inside Zoom Workplace.
• Use REST API for server-side meeting resources, account administration, reporting, or workflows that do not control the local client.
• Do not describe Plugin SDK as a headless meeting bot or a replacement Zoom client. Zoom Workplace must be installed and compatible.

Platform Router