User Roles - Zoom
Host: The user that scheduled the meeting. The host has full permission to manage the meeting. There can only be one host of a meeting. Only the host can manage breakout rooms.
Co-Host: Shares most of the controls the host has regarding managing attendees. Must be assigned after the meeting starts (cannot be done in advance). Co-hosts cannot start a meeting.
Alternative Host: Same controls as co-host, but can start the meeting. Hosts can assign an alternative host when they schedule the meeting. The host must be a licensed user within the organization.
Features with an asterisk (*) can be enabled or disabled by the host during the meeting.
Feature | Host | Co-Host | Alternative Host | Participant |
Managing Participants | ||||
Mute/unmute participants | x | x | x | |
Stop participant’s video | x | x | x | |
Ask participant to start video | x | x | x | |
Spotlight a video | x | x | x | |
Promote participant to host/co-host | x | |||
Change who attendees can chat with | x | x | x | |
Remove attendees | x | x | x | |
Put participants on hold | x | x | x | |
Rename participants | x | x | x | |
Invite others to join | x | x | x | x |
Mute controls for participants (ask to mute, mute all, mute on entry) | x | x | x | |
Assign participants to breakout rooms | x | x | x | |
Participating in the Meeting | ||||
Start the meeting | x | x | ||
Mute/unmute themselves | x | x | x | x |
Start/stop their own video | x | x | x | x* |
View participants list | x | x | x | x |
Share screen | x | x | x | x* |
Request or give remote control | x | x | x | x |
Chat with participants | x | x | x | x |
Save in-meeting chat | x | x | x | |
Create or edit polls | x | x | ||
Start polling | x | x | x | |
Answer polls | x | |||
Assign someone to enter closed captions | x | |||
Enter closed captions | x | x* | x* | x* |
End meeting | x | |||
Reactions and nonverbal feedback | x | x | x | x |
