Zoom Rivet SDK

Background reference for Zoom Rivet as a JavaScript and TypeScript server framework for Zoom integrations.

Implementation guidance for Zoom Rivet (JavaScript/TypeScript) as a server-side framework for:

• OAuth and token handling
• Webhook event consumption
• Typed REST API endpoint wrappers
• Multi-module server composition

Official docs:

• https://developers.zoom.us/docs/rivet/
• https://developers.zoom.us/docs/rivet/javascript/
• https://zoom.github.io/rivet-javascript/

Reference samples:

• https://github.com/zoom/rivet-javascript-sample
• https://github.com/zoom/isv-rivet-starter
• https://github.com/zoom/Rivet-Server-Sample
• https://github.com/zoom/rivet-javascript

Routing Guardrail

• Rivet SDK is a Node.js framework that bundles Zoom auth handling, webhook receivers, and typed API wrappers.
• Rivet is recommended for faster server-side scaffolding, but it is not mandatory.
• At planning start, confirm preference:
• Do you want Rivet SDK, or direct OAuth + REST without Rivet?
• Use Rivet when the user wants a Node.js server that combines Zoom auth + webhooks + API calls with minimal glue code.
• If the user only needs direct API calls from an existing backend, chain with ../rest-api/SKILL.md.
• If the user is focused on Zoom Team Chat app cards/commands behavior, chain with ../team-chat/SKILL.md.
• If the user needs SDK embed (Meeting SDK/Video SDK client runtime), route to ../meeting-sdk/SKILL.md or ../video-sdk/SKILL.md.

Quick Links

Start here:

1. concepts/architecture-and-lifecycle.md
2. scenarios/high-level-scenarios.md
3. examples/getting-started-pattern.md
4. examples/multi-client-pattern.md
5. references/rivet-reference-map.md
6. references/versioning-and-compatibility.md
7. references/samples-validation.md
8. references/source-map.md
9. references/environment-variables.md
10. troubleshooting/common-issues.md
11. RUNBOOK.md
12. rivet-sdk.md

Common Lifecycle Pattern

1. Choose modules and auth model per module (Client Credentials, User OAuth, S2S OAuth, Video SDK JWT).
2. Instantiate client(s) with credentials, webhook secret, and per-module port.
3. Register event handlers (webEventConsumer.event(...) or shortcuts).
4. Implement API calls through client.endpoints.*.
5. Start receiver(s) and expose webhook endpoint(s) (/zoom/events) to Zoom.
6. Persist tokens/state for OAuth workloads and enforce signature verification.
7. Monitor module-specific failures and rotate secrets/version with changelog cadence.

High-Level Scenarios

• Team Chat slash-command bot + Team Chat data API enrichment.
• Multi-module backend (Users + Meetings + Team Chat + Phone) sharing one process.
• Video SDK telemetry backend using videosdk module event stream + API surfaces.
• ISV orchestration layer with tenant-aware token storage and per-module webhooks.
• AWS Lambda webhook processor with Rivet AwsLambdaReceiver.

See scenarios/high-level-scenarios.md for details.

Chaining

• OAuth architecture and grant selection: ../oauth/SKILL.md
• API endpoint semantics and request payload details: ../rest-api/SKILL.md
• Team Chat app cards, command and bot UX: ../team-chat/SKILL.md
• Video SDK API-specific behavior and BYOS context: ../video-sdk/SKILL.md

Environment Variables

• See references/environment-variables.md for standardized .env keys and where to find each value.

Operations

• RUNBOOK.md - 5-minute preflight and debugging checklist.