Enabling and adding a co-host
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The co-host feature allows the host to share hosting privileges with another user, allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting, such as managing participants or starting/stopping the recording. The host is the only user who can assign a co-host. There is no limitation on the number of co-hosts you can have in a meeting or webinar.
Learn more about co-host controls.
This article covers:
Prerequisites for enabling and adding a co-host
- Zoom desktop client
- Windows: version 3.5 or higher
- macOS: version 3.5 or higher
- Linux: version 3.5 or higher
- Zoom mobile app
- Android: version 3.5 or higher
- iOS: version 3.5 or higher
- Pro, Business, Education, or API Partner plan
How to enable co-host
Account
To enable the Co-host feature for all members of your organization:
- Sign into the Zoom web portal as an administrator with the privilege to edit account settings
- In the navigation panel, click Account Management then Account Settings.
- Click the Meeting tab.
- Under In Meeting (Basic), verify that the Co-host setting is enabled.
- If the setting is disabled, click the toggle
to enable it. If a verification dialog displays, click Turn On to verify the change.
- (Optional) If you want to make this setting mandatory for all users in your account, click the lock icon
, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.
Group
To enable the co-host feature for a group of users:
- Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an administrator with the privilege to edit groups.
- In the navigation panel, click User Management then Groups
- Click the applicable group name from the list, then click the Meeting tab.
- Under In Meeting (Basic), verify that the Co-host setting is enabled.
- If the setting is disabled, click the toggle
to enable it. If a verification dialog displays, click Turn On to verify the change.
Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at the account level and needs to be changed at that level. - (Optional) If you want to make this setting mandatory for all users in this group, click the lock icon
, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.
User
To enable the co-host feature for your own use:
- Sign into the Zoom web portal.
- In the navigation panel, click Settings.
- Click the Meeting tab.
- Under In Meeting (Basic), verify that the Co-host setting is enabled.
- If the setting is disabled, click the toggle
to enable it. If a verification dialog displays, click Turn On to verify the change.
Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at either the group or account level, and you will need to contact your Zoom administrator.
Co-host limitations
Co-hosts do not have access to the following controls, as they are only available to the host in a meeting:
- Start closed captioning and assign someone or a third-party to provide closed captioning
- Start live streaming
- End meeting for all participants
- Make another participant a co-host
- Start waiting room (co-hosts can place participants in waiting room or admit/remove participants from the waiting room)
Co-hosts also cannot start a meeting. If a host needs someone else to be able to start the meeting, they can assign an alternative host. Learn more about co-host controls.
How to assign a co-host during a meeting
- Start the meeting as the host.
- In the meeting controls, click Participants
.
- Hover over the name of the participant who is going to be a co-host, and choose More.
- Click Make Co-Host.
Once a participant has been made a co-host, they'll have access to the co-host controls.
- Start the meeting as the host.
- In the meeting controls, tap Participants
.
- Tap the name of the participant who is going to be a co-host, and tap Make Co-Host.
Once a participant has been made a co-host, they'll have access to the co-host controls.
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