diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe261b3..68b9747 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # ChangeLog
 
+## 3.2.1 - 2024-05-21
+
+Changes:
+- adjust to BBB 2.7.8 API changes 
+  - forbid POST request for `join` endpoint ()
+  - adjustments for POST headers are already handled 
+- meeting name check:
+  - add check for meeting name length for faster response without sending a request to backend systems
+  - meeting name length must be between 2 and 256 characters as given by BBB API restrictions
+
 ## 3.2.0 - 2024-05-16
 
 Changes:
diff --git a/b3lb/rest/b3lb/constants.py b/b3lb/rest/b3lb/constants.py
index 0d12bc4..287b2a9 100644
--- a/b3lb/rest/b3lb/constants.py
+++ b/b3lb/rest/b3lb/constants.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 CONTENT_TYPE = "text/xml"
 HOST_REGEX = compile(r'([^:]+)(:\d+)?$')
 MEETING_ID_LENGTH = 100
-MEETING_NAME_LENGTH = 500
+MEETING_NAME_LENGTH = 256
 NONCE_CHAR_POOL = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789!@*(-_)'
 NONCE_LENGTH = 64
 RECORD_PROFILE_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 255
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 RETURN_STRING_RECORD_PUBLISHED = '<response>\r\n<returncode>SUCCESS</returncode>\r\n<published>{}</published>\r\n</response>'
 RETURN_STRING_RECORD_DELETED = '<response>\r\n<returncode>SUCCESS</returncode>\r\n<deleted>true</deleted>\r\n</response>'
 RETURN_STRING_RECORD_UPDATED = '<response>\r\n<returncode>SUCCESS</returncode>\r\n<updated>true</updated>\r\n</response>'
+RETURN_STRING_WRONG_MEETING_NAME_LENGTH = '<response>\r\n<returncode>FAILED</returncode>\r\n<messageKey>sizeError</messageKey>\r\n<message>Meeting name must be between 2 and 256 characters</message>\r\n</response>'
 SHA1 = "sha1"
 SHA256 = "sha256"
 SHA384 = "sha384"
diff --git a/b3lb/rest/classes/api.py b/b3lb/rest/classes/api.py
index 54ebefb..fb3ee30 100644
--- a/b3lb/rest/classes/api.py
+++ b/b3lb/rest/classes/api.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 from rest.b3lb.metrics import incr_metric, update_create_metrics
 from rest.b3lb.parameters import ALLOW_START_STOP_RECORDING, AUTO_START_RECORDING, BLOCK, LOGO, OVERRIDE, PARAMETERS_CREATE, PARAMETERS_JOIN, RECORD, SET, USERDATA_BBB_CUSTOM_STYLE_URL
 from rest.b3lb.utils import get_checksum
-from rest.models import check_room_name, ClusterGroupRelation, Meeting, Metric, Node, Parameter, Record, RecordSet, Secret, SecretMeetingList, SecretMetricsList, Stats
+from rest.models import is_meeting_name_length_fine, ClusterGroupRelation, Meeting, Metric, Node, Parameter, Record, RecordSet, Secret, SecretMeetingList, SecretMetricsList, Stats
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Union
 from uuid import UUID
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ async def create(self) -> HttpResponse:
         if not self.meeting_id:
             return HttpResponse(cst.RETURN_STRING_MISSING_MEETING_ID, content_type=cst.CONTENT_TYPE)
 
+        if not is_meeting_name_length_fine(self.parameters.get("name", "")):
+            return HttpResponse(cst.RETURN_STRING_WRONG_MEETING_NAME_LENGTH, content_type=cst.CONTENT_TYPE)
+
         if not await self.is_meeting():
             if not await sync_to_async(self.is_node_free)():
                 return HttpResponse(cst.RETURN_STRING_CREATE_NO_NODE_AVAILABE, content_type=cst.CONTENT_TYPE)
@@ -275,7 +278,7 @@ async def stats(self) -> HttpResponse:
 
     #### Class Routines ####
     def allowed_methods(self) -> List[Literal["GET", "POST", "DELETE", "PATCH", "PUT"]]:
-        if self.endpoint in ["b3lb_metrics", "b3lb_stats"]:
+        if self.endpoint in ["b3lb_metrics", "b3lb_stats", "join"]:
             return ["GET"]
         return ["GET", "POST"]
 
@@ -432,7 +435,7 @@ def is_node_free(self) -> bool:
 
     ## Getter Routines ##
     def get_meeting_defaults(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        return {"id": self.meeting_id, "secret": self.secret, "node": self.node, "room_name": check_room_name(self.parameters.get("name", "Unknown")), "end_callback_url": self.parameters.get("meta_endCallbackUrl", "")}
+        return {"id": self.meeting_id, "secret": self.secret, "node": self.node, "room_name": self.parameters.get("name", "Unknown"), "end_callback_url": self.parameters.get("meta_endCallbackUrl", "")}
 
     def get_node_endpoint_url(self) -> str:
         parameter_str = ""
diff --git a/b3lb/rest/migrations/0016_resize_meeting_name_length.py b/b3lb/rest/migrations/0016_resize_meeting_name_length.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..577e54a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/b3lb/rest/migrations/0016_resize_meeting_name_length.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.23 on 2024-05-21 09:17
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('rest', '0015_alter_parameter_parameter'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='meeting',
+            name='room_name',
+            field=models.CharField(max_length=256),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='record',
+            name='name',
+            field=models.CharField(max_length=514),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='recordset',
+            name='meta_meeting_name',
+            field=models.CharField(default='', max_length=256),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/b3lb/rest/models.py b/b3lb/rest/models.py
index 86081c1..9453085 100644
--- a/b3lb/rest/models.py
+++ b/b3lb/rest/models.py
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@
 #
 # FUNCTIONS
 #
-def check_room_name(name: str) -> str:
-    if len(name) > cst.MEETING_NAME_LENGTH:
-        return name[:cst.MEETING_NAME_LENGTH]
-    return name
-
 def get_nonce():
     return get_random_string(cst.NONCE_LENGTH, cst.NONCE_CHAR_POOL)
 
@@ -69,6 +64,10 @@ def get_storage():
     return used_storage
 
 
+def is_meeting_name_length_fine(name: str) -> bool:
+    return 2 <= len(name) < cst.MEETING_NAME_LENGTH
+
+
 #
 # ADMIN ACTIONS
 #