ALL USERS: Why were my Zoom breakout rooms not included in my recording?

Summary

Discover why your Zoom breakout room was not recorded along with the main meeting room activities.

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If you're using Zoom’s cloud recording feature, it’s important to know that breakout room activity is not included in the recording—even if the host is in a breakout room.


Cloud Recording Limitations

  • Only the main room is recorded when using cloud recording.

  • Breakout rooms are excluded, regardless of where the host is during the meeting.


Recording Breakout Rooms: Local Recording is Required

To record breakout room activity, you must use local recording, which saves the video directly to a participant’s device.

To enable local recording in breakout rooms:

  • The host must grant recording permission to individual participants.

  • Only the breakout room the recording participant is in will be recorded.

  • Multiple participants can be allowed to record simultaneously, covering different breakout rooms.

💡 If the host records locally:

  • Their recording will continue when they move into a breakout room.

  • However, anything that happens in that room before the host joins will not be captured.


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Article ID: 120464
Created
Mon 11/16/20 1:12 PM
Modified
Tue 4/22/25 11:11 AM