Zoom Plugin SDK for Windows

Use native C++ to control Zoom Workplace from a separate Windows desktop application.

Start Here

1. Read Lifecycle and Integration.
2. Use Package and API Map to locate the authoritative interface and sample dialog for a feature.
3. Use Capabilities to check whether the official client can do the requested operation.
4. Build the bundled PSDKTest sample in the matching architecture.
5. Implement auth, IPC, and meeting-state callbacks before feature controls.
6. Use Common Issues for build, runtime DLL, listener, permission, and compatibility failures.

Baseline Requirements

• A Zoom Marketplace General app with Plugin SDK enabled.
• A user OAuth access token containing plugin_sdk:read:connection_meta.
• Zoom Workplace 7.0.2 or later according to the public setup documentation.
• Visual Studio 2019 or later.
• A consistent x86 or x64 selection across headers, library, runtime DLLs, application, and Zoom Workplace compatibility.

Package review baseline: zoom-plugin-sdk-windows-7.1.0.2020.

Minimal Lifecycle

IZMToolSuiteProxyListener is a pure virtual interface in this package. Implement every required callback, even if most handlers are initially no-ops.

#include "ToolSuiteProxyInterface.h"

using namespace ZMToolSuiteProxy;

class PluginController : public IZMToolSuiteProxyListener {
public:
    void Initialize(const std::wstring& accessToken) {
        InitZMToolSuite();

        ZMToolSuiteProxyAuthContext context;
        context.domain = L"https://zoom.us";
        context.accessToken = accessToken.c_str();

        StartToolSuiteAuth(context);
        SetToolSuiteProxyListener(this);
    }

    void Shutdown() {
        UninitZMToolSuite();
        SetToolSuiteProxyListener(nullptr);
    }

    void OnAuthResult(ZMToolSuiteProxyAuthResult result) override {}
    void OnIPCConnectStatusChanged(
        ZMToolSuiteIPCConnectStatus status,
        std::string errorMessage
    ) override {}
    void OnMeetingStatusChanged(ZMToolSuiteMeetingStatus status) override {}

    // Implement the remaining pure virtual callbacks from
    // ToolSuiteProxyInterface.h for the selected package version.
};

Keep the controller alive until after UninitZMToolSuite() and listener removal.

Start or Join

JoinMeetingParam join;
join.displayName = L"Display Name";
join.meetingNumber = 1234567890LL;
join.password = L"";

bool submitted = premeeting::GetPreMeetingToolkit()->JoinMeeting(
    join,
    [](const BaseResult& result) {
        if (result.error_code != kZMToolSuiteProxyErrorsSuccess) {
            return;
        }
    }
);

The Boolean reports whether the request was submitted. Use BaseResult.error_code and OnMeetingStatusChanged for the asynchronous outcome.

Implementation Guardrails

• Wait for AUTH_RESULT_SUCCESS and IPC_STATUS_CONNECTED before pre-meeting controls.
• Wait for MEETING_STATUS_INMEETING before meeting toolkits.
• Use the correct ZMToolSuiteMeetingInstance for default, green-room, or breakout-room contexts.
• Check role, policy, and Can*/IsSupport* methods before privileged actions.
• Keep callback-owned pointers and vector data within their documented lifetime; copy data needed later.
• Marshal callback-driven UI changes to the application's UI thread.
• Ship the complete matching bin/ runtime dependency set beside the executable.
• Do not embed an OAuth client secret in a distributed desktop binary.

Feature Routing

Task	API family
Initialize/authenticate/uninitialize/listener	ToolSuiteProxyInterface.h
Start/join, settings window, URL navigation	premeeting::GetPreMeetingToolkit()
Status, properties, leave/end, statistics	meeting::GetMeetingToolkit(instance)
Roster, roles, permissions, host controls	meeting::GetParticipantsToolkit(instance)
Audio/video controls	meeting::GetAudioToolkit(instance) and GetVideoToolkit(instance)
App/window, monitor, camera, file, audio, frame, whiteboard share	meeting::GetShareToolkit(instance)
Recording, waiting room, chat, captions, Q&A, webinar	Matching meeting::Get*Toolkit(instance)
Device and processing settings	setting::GetSettingToolkit()

Sources

• Official Windows docs
• Parent Plugin SDK skill
• Native Zoom Workplace Companion use case