Note: If you initiate the call from a web browser and you have the desktop or mobile Zoom client installed, the client will open and you will make the video call from the Zoom client.

In the bottom-left of the chat box, click the camera icon.

Access the 1:1 chat with a user you are already connected with.

How to initiate video calls from 1:1 chat

Note: For access to the latest Zoom Events and Webinar features, we strongly recommend hosts to update to the latest version of the Zoom desktop client/mobile application.

Zoom mobile app for Android or iOS: Global minimum version or higher.

Zoom desktop client for Windows, macOS, or Linux: Global minimum version or higher.

Pro, Business, Enterprise, or Education account.

Prerequisites for making Zoom Events video calls

Schedule video calls from an event lobby or lobby chat.

How to initiate video calls from your list of connections.

How to initiate video calls during an event.

How to initiate video calls from 1:1 chat.

In addition to chatting with other event attendees during an event, you can also communicate with your connections through video calls during and post-event.

Zoom conference video call