Zoom Meeting Creator GitHub Action

This GitHub Action allows you to create Zoom meetings directly from GitHub. Anyone can trigger the action to create a meeting using a specified Zoom account. All meetings are scheduled in London time (automatically adjusting for daylight saving).

Setup

1. Create a Zoom App in your Zoom Account:

   • Go to the Zoom App Marketplace
   • Click "Develop" → "Build App"
   • Choose "JWT" as the app type
   • Fill in the app information
   • Once created, note down the API Key and API Secret

2. Get your Zoom User ID:

   • Log in to your Zoom account
   • Your User ID can be found in your profile section

3. Add the following secrets to your GitHub repository:

   • Go to Settings → Secrets and Variables → Actions
   • Add the following secrets:
     • ZOOM_API_KEY: Your Zoom API Key
     • ZOOM_API_SECRET: Your Zoom API Secret
     • ZOOM_USER_ID: Your Zoom User ID

Usage

You can create a meeting in two ways:

1. Through GitHub UI:

   • Go to the "Actions" tab in your repository
   • Select "Create Zoom Meeting" workflow
   • Click "Run workflow"
   • Fill in the required information:
     • Meeting Name
     • Date (YYYY-MM-DD format)
     • Time (select from available slots between 09:00-19:00, 30-minute intervals)
     • Duration (in minutes, default: 60)
     • Attendees (optional: comma-separated email addresses)

2. Through GitHub API:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  -H "Authorization: token YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/actions/workflows/create-zoom-meeting.yml/dispatches \
  -d '{
    "ref": "main",
    "inputs": {
      "meeting_name": "Team Meeting",
      "meeting_date": "2024-03-20",
      "meeting_time": "14:30",
      "duration": "60",
      "attendees": "[email protected], [email protected]"
    }
  }'

Output

The action will output:

• Meeting URL
• Meeting ID
• Meeting Password
• Meeting Time (in London timezone)

These details will be available in the workflow run logs.

Features

• Schedule meetings with convenient time slot selection (09:00-19:00, 30-min intervals)
• London timezone with automatic daylight saving adjustment
• Specify meeting duration
• Invite multiple attendees via email
• Automatic meeting password generation
• Join URL generation
• Host and participant video enabled by default
• Participants can join before host
• Email notifications for attendees
• Automatic attendee registration and approval