Zoom Integration — Obvious Help Center

This feature is currently in beta. Functionality may change before general availability.

Connect Zoom to add Zoom meeting links when scheduling meetings in Obvious.

Once connected, Obvious displays a Zoom button alongside Google Meet in the Conferencing section of the create meeting modal. Choosing Zoom generates a unique meeting link automatically — no copy-pasting from a separate tab.

Before you start

You'll need a Zoom account and workspace admin access in Obvious to connect the integration.

Connect Zoom

Open Settings → Connectors.
Find Zoom in the list of available connectors and click Connect.
A Zoom authorization window opens. Follow the prompts to sign in and grant access.
Obvious returns you to the Connectors page. Zoom appears as Connected.

Note: Connectors are workspace-level. Once you connect Zoom, it's available to everyone in your workspace.

Use Zoom when creating a meeting

Open the project where you want to schedule a meeting and click + New Meeting (or open an existing calendar event).
In the create meeting modal, scroll to the Conferencing section.
Click Zoom. Obvious generates a Zoom meeting link and populates it in the event.
Finish filling in the meeting details and click Save. The Zoom link is included in the event for all attendees.

Tip: If you have both Google Meet and Zoom connected, both buttons appear. You can switch between them before saving — the link updates automatically.

Troubleshooting

The Zoom button doesn't appear in the Conferencing section.

Zoom may not be connected for your workspace yet. Open Settings → Connectors and check whether Zoom shows as Connected. If it's not listed or shows as disconnected, follow the steps in "Connect Zoom" above.

I followed the prompts to grant access in Zoom but it returned an error.

Try disconnecting and reconnecting the integration. Open Settings → Connectors, click the options menu next to Zoom, select Disconnect, then connect again. If the error persists, contact help@obvious.ai.

The Zoom link in my event isn't working.

Zoom meeting links are generated at the time you save the event. If the link appears broken, open the event, remove the Zoom conferencing selection, re-select Zoom, and save again to generate a fresh link. If the issue continues, contact help@obvious.ai.

I disconnected Zoom — what happens to existing events?

Existing events keep their Zoom links. New meetings created after disconnecting won't have the Zoom option in the Conferencing section until you reconnect.