How to share Zoom cloud recordings from previous semesters?

If you have recorded your Zoom sessions in a previous semester to cloud and want to share these recordings with your students in the active semester, you need to add links of the recordings as URL resources to the new course.

You can follow these steps:

  • Login to the previous semester which you have recorded your sessions.
  • Navigate to the course page.
  • Click on the Zoom activity.
  • Click on the "Cloud recordings" tab. 
  • Click on the title of the recording you want to share.
  • Click on the "Share" under the recording of the session. If you like, you can also share Audio-only version.


  • Copy the link of the recording from window. For example:


  • Login to the active semester which you will share your recordings.
  • Navigate to the course page.
  • Click "Turn editing on".
  • On the section where you want to add the recording, click "Add an activity or resource".
  • Select "URL" from the window.
  • Type a "Name" for the recording. This name will be shown on the course page.
  • Paste the link you have copied to "External URL" box.
  • If needed, you can edit the other options.
  • Click "Save and return to course" or "Save and Display".


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