Breakout rooms are managed by the meeting host, where they can either place meeting participants into a breakout room or allow for Self-Directed Breakout Rooms where you are able to join a room of your choice.
In order to use Self-Directed Breakout Rooms you will need to be using the Zoom Desktop Client with a version of 5.3.0 or newer. Self-Directed Breakout Rooms are not available in browser-based Zoom sessions.
Timeout errors when being placed in breakout rooms or attempting to join self-directed breakout rooms are due to poor network connection and Zoom will prioritize the main meeting over the breakout room. For tips on getting the most out of your internet connection, please see our Wireless Networking Guide