| name | zoom-recordings-manager |
| description | List, download, and delete Zoom recordings via the API (OAuth). Use when you need to manage recordings at scale. |
Zoom recordings manager
Goal
Generic operations on recordings:
- list
- download
- delete (by meeting or by file)
Requirements
- Zoom OAuth credentials (Server-to-Server recommended)
- Environment variables:
- ZOOM_ACCOUNT_ID
- ZOOM_CLIENT_ID
- ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET
Key notes
- Recurring meetings: use the meeting UUID for a specific instance.
- Deletion: use
trash by default; delete is permanent.
- Downloads: use
download_url and add the access_token.
Quick script
File: scripts/zoom_recordings.py
List:
python scripts/zoom_recordings.py list --from 2025-11-01 --to 2025-12-31
List upcoming meetings (join_url for attendees):
python scripts/zoom_meetings.py --user me --type upcoming --from 2026-01-14 --to 2026-03-31
List by user:
python scripts/zoom_recordings.py list --user me --from 2025-11-01 --to 2025-12-31
Download:
python scripts/zoom_recordings.py download --url "<download_url>" --out /path/file.mp4
Download MP4 of LIVE/Q&A (renamed):
python scripts/zoom_recordings.py download-mp4 --user me --from 2025-11-01 --to 2025-12-31 --out-dir /path/zoom
Delete (entire meeting):
python scripts/zoom_recordings.py delete --meeting-id <meeting_id> --action trash
Delete a specific file:
python scripts/zoom_recordings.py delete --meeting-id <meeting_id> --recording-id <recording_id> --action trash
If it fails
- Verify scopes (recording:read / recording:write) in the OAuth app.
- If the account endpoint fails, use
--user.
- Zoom limits listings to ~30-day windows; the script already chunks requests.
