Enabling or disabling AI Companion to join third-party meetings for meeting summaries
Account owners and admins can configure AI Companion to join third-party meetings for licensed users on the account. Enabling this setting allows users to invite Zoom AI Companion to join meetings on third-party platforms, such as Microsoft Teams and Google Meet, for the purpose of joining the meeting as a participant, generating transcripts, and providing AI Companion meeting summaries.
Requirements for enabling or disabling the use of AI Companion to join third-party meetings
- Zoom Workplace Pro, Zoom Workplace Pro Plus, Zoom Workplace Business, Zoom Workplace Business Plus, Zoom Workplace Enterprise, or Zoom Workplace for Education
- Account owner or admin privileges (for account or group-level changes)
- Calendar sync must be completed before inviting AI Companion to meetings
Note: This setting does not manage other AI Companion features that are compatible with third-party meetings, such as My notes. Learn more about enabling or disabling My notes.
How to enable or disable Zoom AI Companion from joining third-party meetings for meeting summaries
Account
To enable or disable Allow AI Companion to join third-party meetings for all users in the account:
- Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
- In the navigation menu, click Account Management then Account Settings.
- Click the AI Companion tab.
- Under Meeting, click the Allow AI Companion to join third-party meetings toggle to enable or disable it.
- If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
- (Optional) Select the Automatically join meetings on user's calendar check box to set the AI Companion to join all supported meetings on a user’s synced calendar automatically. Account admins can select one of the following options:
- All events with video conference links
- Meetings where I am the host
- (Optional) Select the Pre-meeting email notification check box to send an email notification to the meeting host and/or participants 10 minutes before the meeting starts. Account admins can select one of the following options:
- All invitees
- Only meeting host
- (Optional) To prevent all users in your account from changing this setting or any sub-settings, click the lock icon
, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.
Group
- Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit groups.
- In the navigation menu, click User Management then Groups.
- Click the applicable group name from the list.
- Click the AI Companion tab.
- Under Meeting, click the Allow AI Companion to join third-party meetings toggle to enable or disable it.
- If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable 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) Select the Automatically join meetings on user's calendar check box to set the AI Companion bot to join all meetings on a user’s synced calendar automatically. Group admins can select one of the following options:
- All events with video conference links
- Meetings where I am the host
- (Optional) Select the Pre-meeting email notification check box to send an email notification to the meeting host and/or participants 10 minutes before the meeting starts. Group admins can select one of the following options:
- All invitees
- Only meeting host
- (Optional) To prevent all users in the group from changing this setting or any sub-settings, click the lock icon
, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.
User
To enable or disable Allow AI Companion to join third-party meetings for your own use:
- Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
- In the navigation menu, click Settings.
- Click the AI Companion tab.
- Under Meeting, click the Allow AI Companion to join third-party meetings toggle to enable or disable it.
Notes:
- If you have not synced your calendar, you will be prompted to connect your calendar before using AI Companion Meeting Summary in third-party meetings.
If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at either the group or account level. You need to contact your Zoom admin.
- If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
- (Optional) Select the Automatically join meetings on my calendar check box to set the AI Companion bot to join all meetings on your synced calendar automatically.
- (Optional) Select the Pre-meeting email notification check box to send an email notification to the meeting host and/or participants 10 minutes before the meeting starts. Users can select one of the following options:
- All invitees
- Only meeting host