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• User type (Team Chat API)

  • Auth: authorization_code (User OAuth)
  • Endpoint family: /v2/chat/users/...
  • Messages appear as user

• Bot type (Chatbot API)

  • Auth: client_credentials
  • Endpoint family: /v2/im/chat/messages
  • Messages appear as bot

If this decision is wrong, auth/scopes/endpoints will all mismatch.

Step 2: Set Up App + Credentials

1. Create General App (OAuth) in Zoom Marketplace.
2. Configure scopes and feature settings.
3. Gather credentials from app config:
   • ZOOM_CLIENT_ID
   • ZOOM_CLIENT_SECRET
   • ZOOM_BOT_JID (bot type)
   • ZOOM_ACCOUNT_ID (bot type use cases)

See: concepts/environment-setup.md

Step 3A: User Type (Team Chat API)

1. Implement OAuth code flow.
2. Call POST /v2/chat/users/me/messages with bearer token.
3. Use OAuth endpoints correctly:
   • authorize: https://zoom.us/oauth/authorize
   • token exchange: https://zoom.us/oauth/token

See:

• examples/oauth-setup.md
• examples/send-message.md

Step 3B: Bot Type (Chatbot API)

1. Get token via grant_type=client_credentials.
2. Call POST /v2/im/chat/messages.
3. Add webhook endpoint for interactive events.
4. Use https://zoom.us/oauth/token for client_credentials token requests.

See:

• examples/chatbot-setup.md
• concepts/webhooks.md
• references/message-cards.md

Step 4: Validate with a Minimal Smoke Test

• User type: send one plain text channel message.
• Bot type: send one plain text bot message.

Then add advanced features (buttons/forms/slash commands).