Using public calendars with Zoom

Zoom meetings and webinars can be added to a public calendar associated with your vanity URL, allowing the public meetings and webinars to be available on a public calendar for up to 12 months. Users both on and outside of your Zoom account can see the list and can join or register for a meeting or webinar by clicking a link in the list.

This article covers:

• How to create a public meeting
• How to create a public webinar
• How to join a meeting or webinar from the calendar

Prerequisites for using public calendars with Zoom

• Business, Enterprise, or Education account
• Approved Vanity URL
• Public Meeting List enabled 

How to create a public meeting

To add a meeting to the calendar:

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. Click SCHEDULE at the top of the page, or click Meetings then Schedule a New Meeting.
3. Enable the option List this meeting in the Public Event List.

Note: If this option is not available, the public event list has not been enabled for your account.

How to create a public webinar

To add a webinar to the calendar:

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. Click Webinars then click Schedule a Webinar.
3. Enable the option List this meeting in the Public Event List.

Note: If this option is not available, the public event list has not been enabled for your account.

How to join a meeting or webinar from the calendar

The public event list is available at vanityurl.zoom.us/calendar/list

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. You can view the list of public meetings and webinars that you can join by signing into your Zoom account and hovering on the JOIN link at the top of the page.
3. Click Public Event List. 

Note: If this option is not available, the public event list has not been enabled for your account.

A calendar displays the list of meetings and webinars that are available for you to join or register for.

1. The events scheduled for today are displayed by default.
2. If you do not see the event you are looking for, type the host name or topic, then click Search.
3. To see events scheduled for a different day, click the date link to display a calendar, where you can choose a specific date.
4. To show the events scheduled for the entire week, click Weekly.
5. If you see the event you are looking for, do one of the following:
• If the host has started the meeting or webinar, click the Join button.
• If the event requires registration, click the Register link.
• If the event has not yet started, click the link in the Topic column to display additional information about the event.