# How to create a user and assign scheduling privilege programmatically

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While users will have to grant scheduling privilege through Zoom's Web
portal, a user can be programmatically added as the meeting assistant
with our Add assistant API. [Scheduling
privilege](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362803) is
designed so:

-   You can also schedule meetings on behalf of a user (or multiple
    users) that has assigned you scheduling privilege.
-   Users with scheduling privilege on your account will be able to
    manage and act as an alternative host for all meetings.

**\*Note:** You should be aware that assistants are the users to whom the
current user has assigned\* _[scheduling
privileges](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362803-Scheduling-Privilege).
Assistants can schedule meetings on behalf of the current user as well
as manage and act as an alternative host for all meetings if the admin
has enabled the Co-host [option](https://zoom.us/account/setting)_ _on
the account. Keep in mind you can not add a scheduler, you only can add
an assistant. However, you can
[list](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/GET/users/{userId}/schedulers)
and [delete
schedulers](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/DELETE/users/{userId}/schedulers).
Here is a list of relevant meeting Assistants API endpoint:_

-   [List user
    assistants](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/GET/users/{userId}/assistants)
-   [Add
    assistants](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/POST/users/{userId}/assistants)
-   [Delete user
    assistants](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/DELETE/users/{userId}/assistants)
-   [Delete a user
    assistants](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/DELETE/users/{userId}/assistants/{assistantId})
-   [List user
    schedulers](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/GET/users/{userId}/schedulers)
-   [Delete user
    schedulers](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/DELETE/users/{userId}/schedulers)
-   [Delete a
    scheduler](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/DELETE/users/{userId}/schedulers/{schedulerId})

## Prerequisites

-   Both you and the assigned scheduler (assistant) must have a **Pro**
    license. A Pro license will show up as "Licensed" in your Zoom
    profile.

## Steps

1.  Create a user with our [Create
    Users](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/POST/users)
    API (skip this step if the user already has an account).

2.  Make a POST request with the created `userID` passed as the path
    parameter and add yourself as the assistant with our [Add
    assistants](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/POST/users/{userId}/assistants)
    API.

    ```json
    {
        "assistants": [
            {
                "id": "sfdsfdfdg",
                "email": "example@example.com"
            }
        ]
    }
    ```

3.  To verify you are able to schedule a meeting for that user, make a
    request to our [List User
    Assistants](/docs/api/users/#tag/users/GET/users/{userId}/assistants)
    API.

        `Get https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/example@example.com/assistants`

4.  Now you can schedule meetings for this user. To do so, when you
    [update a
    meeting](/docs/api/meetings/#tag/meetings/PUT/meetings/{meetingId}/status),
    pass the `userID` in the `schedule_for` field.