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Zoom Video SDK Android

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Zoom Video SDK for Android native apps. Use when building custom Android video experiences with full UI control, session tokens, raw media options, and event-driven participant state.
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The Zoom Video SDK for Android provides the necessary components for developers to build fully customized video conferencing and real-time communication experiences within native Android applications. Unlike standard meeting solutions, this SDK offers complete control over the user interface, session management, and media handling, allowing for tailored participant interactions and event-driven state management.

What it does

  • Enables integration of custom real-time video and audio sessions into Android apps.
  • Provides full control over the application user interface.
  • Supports raw media options for advanced video and audio processing.
  • Manages session lifecycle and participant state through event-driven patterns.
  • Facilitates secure session access via token-based authentication.
  • Includes debugging and preflight checklists for rapid development.

When to use it

  • When building a custom-branded video communication app on Android.
  • When you require full control over the video layout and UI components.
  • When implementing specialized real-time collaboration features.
  • When you need to handle raw media streams within a video session.

Advantages

  • Deep customization of the video experience beyond standard meeting interfaces.
  • Event-driven architecture for responsive participant state management.
  • Access to raw media interfaces for advanced media manipulation.
  • Comprehensive documentation and troubleshooting resources for Android developers.

Usage examples

“How do I initialize a session using the Zoom Video SDK in my Android app?”
The agent provides the necessary steps to configure the SDK, authenticate using session tokens, and join a session using the session name and user profile.
“What are the required environment variables for the Android Video SDK?”
The agent lists the mandatory credentials including ZOOM_VIDEO_SDK_KEY and the endpoint for fetching short-lived session tokens.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/openai/zoom-video-sdk-android/download
  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip zoom-video-sdk-android.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Zoom

Files

RUNBOOK.md

Video SDK Android 5-Minute Preflight Runbook

Use this before deep debugging.

Skill Doc Standard Note

  • Skill entrypoint is SKILL.md.

  • This runbook is an operational convention (recommended), not a required skill file.

  • SDK/API names can drift by version; validate current names against docs/raw-docs before release.

1) Confirm Integration Surface

  • Confirm this is a Video SDK custom session flow for Android (not Meeting SDK).

  • Verify UI/state are driven by session events, not meeting semantics.

  • Wrapper platforms require JS/native bridge synchronization checks.

2) Confirm Required Credentials

  • Video SDK app credentials (SDK Key/Secret) stored server-side.

  • Backend-generated session JWT token.

  • Session fields (sessionName, userName, role type) resolved before join.

3) Confirm Lifecycle Order

  1. Initialize SDK client/context and register event listeners.

  2. Generate/fetch session token from backend.

  3. Join session and establish media streams.

  4. Handle participant/media/control events during active session.

4) Confirm Event/State Handling

  • Keep participant state keyed by user/session IDs.

  • Reconcile subscribe/unsubscribe transitions for video/audio/share streams.

  • Treat reconnect and device-change events as first-class state transitions.

5) Confirm Cleanup + Upgrade Posture

  • Leave/end session and release helper/client resources.

  • Remove listeners to avoid duplicate callbacks on rejoin.

  • Re-check SDK version compatibility before deployment updates.

6) Quick Probes

  • Token issuance and join flow succeed once end-to-end.

  • Audio/video publish-subscribe operations complete with expected callbacks.

  • Leave/rejoin works without leaked listener or stream state.

7) Fast Decision Tree

  • Join fails immediately -> invalid/expired token or session field mismatch.

  • Media state stuck -> listener binding/order issue or permission/device problem.

  • Inconsistent behavior after update -> wrapper/native SDK version mismatch.

8) Source Checkpoints

Official docs
Raw docs in repo
  • tools/zoom-crawler/raw-docs/developers.zoom.us/docs/video-sdk/android/

  • tools/zoom-crawler/raw-docs/marketplacefront.zoom.us/sdk/video-sdk/android/

Requirements and compatibility

Written for: OpenAI Codex

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

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Attribution and licence

Created by
Zoom
Publisher
OpenAI (Official)
Distributed by
OpenAI
Source
openai/plugins · plugins/zoom/skills/video-sdk/android · commit d420d13
Licence
MIT License (redistribution allowed)
  • LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from plugins/zoom/LICENSE)
  • ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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