Enabling auto-login for the Zoom add-in for Outlook

For greater ease of use and quicker sign-in, the Outlook add-in can link the user’s Microsoft credentials to the user’s Zoom credentials, facilitating the Outlook add-in sign-in process and making it appear automatic.

This feature does not use your Zoom SSO credentials, but rather associates your Zoom account with your Microsoft account and facilitates quicker authentication.

This article covers:

• Limitations of auto-login for add-in for Outlook
• How to enable automatic sign-in with SSO credentials for Outlook add-in
• How to associate your Microsoft sign-in type with your Zoom account

Prerequisites for setting up SSO automatic sign in for the Outlook add-in

• Zoom account owner or admin privileges
• Allow users to sign in with Single Sign-On (SSO) enabled
• Admin access to Microsoft Azure account
• Office 365 subscription
• Supported Outlook versions
  • Outlook 2019: build version 13901.20400 or higher
  • Outlook 2016: build version 13901.20336 or higher
  • Outlook Web Access (OWA)
• Office Identity API 1.3 or higher
• Users will need a Microsoft sign-in
• This feature only supports Office 365 accounts (email address should also be registered in Zoom)
• The Office 365 Admin account needs to install the Zoom add-in on their Office 365 Admin center

Limitations of auto-login for add-in for Outlook

• This feature does not currently support use with Microsoft Intune.
• Users with non-matching emails in Zoom and Exchange are not supported.

How to enable automatic sign-in with SSO credentials for Outlook add-in

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an account owner or admin.
2. In the navigation menu, click Advanced and then click Security.
3. In the Sign-in Methods section, enable the Automatically sign in to Outlook add-in with Single Sign-On (SSO) credentials option.

Once the Zoom add-in for Outlook is deployed, users should automatically be signed in to their Zoom account using the existing SSO credentials.

How to associate your Microsoft sign-in type with your Zoom account

1. Open Outlook.
2. Open the Zoom add-in for Outlook.
   You will be prompted to link your Zoom account to your Microsoft account.
3. Confirm the details provided and click Link Account.
   A verification email will be sent with a confirmation code.
4. Open the verification email and copy the code.
5. Enter the code in the Outlook window, then click Verify.
6. Click Yes, I confirm to finalize the connection.

Now when that user opens the Zoom add-in for Outlook, they will be automatically signed-in with their Zoom account.