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Oct 9, 2026 6:49 PM UTC
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Feature request: Let notetaker bots show a static profile image instead of initials

AI notetaker bots (Fathom, Otter, Fireflies, etc.) join meetings through the Meeting SDK as anonymous users. With their video off, Zoom shows them as auto-generated initials, so they look like real participants who have their cameras off. Right now a bot's only alternative is to send a video feed, which takes up a video tile and makes the bot look like an active attendee.

Please let SDK apps set a static avatar image for their bot participant, either as a join parameter or a Marketplace app setting. Zoom would display it the same way it displays a signed-in user's profile photo when their video is off. That would let people tell bots from humans at a glance, without a bot needing to send video. Even cooler would be if users could also customize their bot image for some personalization and levity.

Context: Zoom staff confirmed on the Developer Forum that SDK bots are anonymous and can't have an avatar: https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-upload-avatar-image-for-linux-sdk/112872

Would love to hear if others want this too! (I know my coworkers do.)

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aluyun
aluyunAnswer
Community Manager
Oct 12, 2026 2:59 PM UTC

Hi ​@seachange!

 

Thank you for reaching out; that is a great suggestion, and I appreciate you explaining how it would help you out. Currently, our product team reviews all feature requests submitted via our feedback form https://zoom.us/feed.  I highly encourage you to submit this feature! 
 

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aluyun
Community Manager
aluyunAnswer
Community Manager
Oct 12, 2026 2:59 PM UTC

Hi ​@seachange!

 

Thank you for reaching out; that is a great suggestion, and I appreciate you explaining how it would help you out. Currently, our product team reviews all feature requests submitted via our feedback form https://zoom.us/feed.  I highly encourage you to submit this feature! 
 

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