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Use Google Meet as your call provider in Zulip

You can configure Google Meet as the call provider for your organization. Users will be able to start a Google Meet and invite others using the add video call () button in the compose box.

Note: This is currently only possible on self-hosted Zulip installations.

Configure Google Meet as your call provider

By default, Zulip integrates with Jitsi Meet, a fully-encrypted, 100% open source video conferencing solution. You can configure Zulip to use Google Meet as your call provider instead.

Create a Google Cloud OAuth 2.0 app

You need to create a Google Cloud OAuth 2.0 app with access to the Google Meet REST API.

Note: There are two Audience types for Google Cloud OAuth 2.0 apps:

  • Internal: Zulip users must have an account in the Google Workspace organization associated with your Google Cloud OAuth app in order to create calls.
  • External: Zulip users just need a regular Google account to create calls, but your Google Cloud OAuth app must go through Google's OAuth verification process.

  • Instructions for all platforms

  1. Visit the Google Cloud Console and create or select a project.

  2. Enable the Google Meet REST API for your project under APIs & Services > Library.

  3. Configure the OAuth consent screen under APIs & Services > OAuth consent screen:

    • Fill in the App name and User support email.
    • Choose the audience type as described above.
    • Add Developer contact information.

  4. If creating an app for use outside of your Google Workspace organization, click Data Access > Add or Remove Scopes and add the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/meetings.space.created scope.

  5. Under APIs & Services > Credentials, click Create Credentials and select OAuth client ID.

    • Choose Web application as the application type.
    • Under Authorized redirect URIs, add https://zulip.example.com/calls/google_meet/complete, replacing zulip.example.com with your Zulip organization's URL.
    • Note the Client ID and Client Secret shown after creation.

Configure your Zulip server and organization

  • Instructions for all platforms

  1. In /etc/zulip/zulip-secrets.conf, set video_google_meet_client_secret to the Client Secret you noted down for your Google Cloud OAuth client.

  2. In /etc/zulip/settings.py, set VIDEO_GOOGLE_MEET_CLIENT_ID to the Client ID you noted down for your Google Cloud OAuth client.

  3. Set VIDEO_GOOGLE_MEET_AUDIENCE_INTERNAL in /etc/zulip/settings.py to reflect whether your Google Cloud OAuth client is configured for an internal audience, as described above.

  4. Restart the Zulip server with /home/zulip/deployments/current/scripts/restart-server.

  5. Go to Organization settings.

  6. Under Compose settings, select Google Meet from the Call provider dropdown.

  7. Click Save changes.

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