Benefits of connecting Zoom to Windmill
Connecting Zoom to Windmill brings real meeting context into performance conversations — so coaching, feedback, and recognition are grounded in the actual work teams do together.- Captures participation in key meetings, discussions, and decision-making moments
- Helps managers see where collaboration, leadership, or support happened
- Reduces the need to manually recall or summarize what happened in meetings
- Ensures quieter contributors and behind-the-scenes problem solvers get recognized
- Makes performance reviews more fair, balanced, and based on real interactions
Connected data
When connected, Windmill syncs meeting metadata and transcripts — never raw audio or video:Windmill stores text transcripts and generated summaries and action items, but never raw audio or video files. After Zoom finishes a transcript, Windmill gets it during a later hourly sync.
Permissions
Windmill requests read-only, scoped access via Zoom OAuth. Here are the exact scopes we request and why:All scopes are read-only. Windmill never sends messages, changes settings, or alters meetings. You control which users and data are included.
Windmill follows least-privilege access — only syncing the data required for performance context.
Installation
1
Log into Windmill and go to Integrations
Navigate to Settings → Integrations in the Windmill Dashboard.
2
Select Add Integration
Click Add Integration from the integrations page.
3
Click on Zoom
Find Zoom in the list of available integrations.
4
Select Connect
You’ll be redirected to Zoom to authorize the connection. Review the requested permissions and approve.
FAQs
Does Windmill record or store our Zoom meetings?
Does Windmill record or store our Zoom meetings?
No. Windmill does not record meetings. It stores text transcripts and generated summaries and action items, but never raw audio or video files.
Does Windmill write anything back to Zoom?
Does Windmill write anything back to Zoom?
No. The integration is strictly read-only.
How often does Windmill sync meeting data?
How often does Windmill sync meeting data?
Meeting metadata can update through webhooks. After Zoom finishes a transcript, Windmill gets it during a later hourly sync.
Is the integration secure?
Is the integration secure?
Yes. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Windmill is SOC 2 compliant and uses scoped, revocable OAuth tokens.
What happens when an employee leaves?
What happens when an employee leaves?
Their past meetings remain available for context in historical reviews, but Windmill stops syncing once they are archived.