About this format
How Zoom QR code works
Create a Zoom QR code from the participant join link copied from Zoom, or from a meeting ID if guests will enter the passcode themselves.
What the QR code contains
Paste the full HTTPS participant join link copied from the Zoom invitation; this is the preferred input. A meeting ID alone becomes a zoom.us/j/ link without the passcode. The meeting title is only a project label.
Where it works
Scanning opens Zoom's launch page, which can hand off to the desktop or mobile app. Browser joining offers basic meeting features and appears only when the host has enabled that option.
Limits to check
A join link created by Zoom may contain Zoom's encrypted token for one-click entry. A link built here from a meeting ID never includes the passcode, so Zoom asks participants to type it; share the passcode separately. Neither link bypasses account rules or the Waiting Room.