Starting a cloud recording in zoom App
All paid subscribers have cloud recording enabled by default. Recordings of video, audio, and chat text are stored in the Zoom cloud when you select Record to the Cloud during a meeting. You can download the recording files or stream them from a browser.
Zoom apps for iOS and Android can be used to start cloud recordings. Local recording is also available through Zoom, which saves the recording files on your computer. Meetings can be recorded as active speakers, gallery views, and shared screens, in different recording configurations, as well as with different types of cloud recording storage options.
For answers to frequently asked questions about cloud recording, visit our frequently asked questions page.
Prerequisites for starting a cloud recording
- Pro, Business, or Enterprise account
- Licensed user
- Zoom desktop client
- Windows: 3.5 or higher
- macOS: 3.5 or higher
- Linux: 3.5 or higher
- Zoom mobile app
- Android: 3.5 or higher
- iOS: 3.5 or higher
- Cloud recording enabled
- Cloud recording settings selected as desired
Limitations for cloud recording
- There are times when cloud recordings may take up to 24 hours to process for reasons of high processing loads at that time, although that is most likely not a common occurrence.
Typical processing time for a meeting that lasted for an hour and only recorded 30 minutes would be 30-60 minutes, based on the amount of data. - Those accounts which have been protected under HIPAA may not have this feature enabled at all. If you wish to have this function enabled for your account, please contact your Account Executive.
- You will not be able to record nonverbal reactions during a recording session.
- For the protection of the security of cloud recordings, they are not allowed to be embedded on websites.
How to start a cloud recording
Cloud recordings can only be started by hosts and co-hosts. Participants can be made co-hosts or use local recording if they want to start a recording. The Zoom web portal will still show recordings started by co-hosts.
Manually recording a meeting to the cloud (automatic recording is also available):
- As the host, start your scheduled or instant meeting.
- Press the Record button.
- Click Record to the Cloud to begin recording.
Note: When you are muted, a pop-up window indicating that you are muted appears. - Press pause or stop recording to stop recording Once the meeting has ended, you must process the recording before viewing it. After the process is completed, Zoom will send the host an email. The email will include two links, one is for the host, and the other is for managing the recording. Participants will receive a link to access the recording.
Here are the steps to manage cloud recordings:
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- Download, share, or delete cloud recordings
- Trim the playback range of a shared recording