As an administrator, you can turn on Meet API in Google Meet meetings to allow third party-apps to have access to Meet audio & video streams. You can control whether third-party apps can access audio and video from your organization's Meet video meetings by securely managing Media API access. This ensures the safeguarding of sensitive information, prevents unauthorized recording or processing, and enhances organizational security.
Note: To ensure privacy, participants are informed when Meet API is in use in a meeting, and each participant will be able to turn it off. Meet Media API can only be used in a meeting, if at least one user in the video call has previously agreed to the terms.
Turn on Media API
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Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.
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Go to Menu
Apps > Google Workspace > Google Meet.
Requires having the Service Settings administrator privilege.
- Click Meet safety settings
Media API.
- Check the Let third-party apps that join a Meet call use the audio and video of the call through Meet Media API box.
- Choose an option:
- Click Everyone from the host's org can give consent (default)
- Click Only the host or co-host can give consent
- Click Save.
Changes can take up to 24 hours but typically happen more quickly. Learn more
Security and privacy considerations
If you turn on Media API, you should:
- Only allow access for trusted applications that you have reviewed.
- Ensure that users are aware of which applications have access to their meeting data.
- Regularly review the list of authorized applications and revoke access for any that are no longer needed or trusted.
- Understand the data security and privacy policies of any application using Media API.
