PRODUCT GUIDE

Getting started with Meetin.gs

Create your first meeting, choose a mode, and share it confidently.

Short answer: Create your first meeting, choose a mode, and share it confidently. Begin with “Choose booking for one confirmed slot or poll for group consensus.” and verify the result through the public participant path.

Your first meeting takes about two minutes and needs no account. You pick a mode, choose dates and times, add your name, and get a link. The scheduling overview explains the two modes; this page walks through the clicks.

Before you start

  • Decide: one guest picks a slot (booking) or a group votes (poll).
  • Have your time zone and a few realistic times ready.
  • Keep a private window open to check the guest view.

How to complete this task

  1. Choose booking for one confirmed slot or poll for group consensus.
  2. Add the organizer, duration, location, dates, and realistic times.
  3. Create the page and copy its private organizer link.
  4. Open the public link in a signed-out browser before inviting anyone.

Finish by opening the public link in a signed-out browser: a saved setting is not proof that the guest path works.

Troubleshooting

The problems people report most often with this task, and the cause behind each one.

The public link shows something different from what I created.

You are almost certainly looking at the organizer view. Open the link in a private window where you are not signed in — that is the only view an invitee ever sees.

I lost the organizer link for a meeting I made.

Sign in with the Google account used in that browser session and open the dashboard. Meetings created in the current browser can be claimed by the first account that signs in, which is why claiming them early matters.

Nobody has responded to the link I shared.

Send the link with one sentence of context and a decision date. A bare URL reads as automated and gets deferred; naming the meeting's purpose and deadline is the single biggest response-rate change.

Related Meetin.gs help

Return to the Meetin.gs Help Center for the adjacent configuration guide, or send the exact event code and expected result when the documented checks do not explain the behavior.

RELATED CAPABILITY

One-to-one meetings

Give guests a polished booking link that reflects real availability and makes the next step obvious. One-to-one meetings can be tested now from the homepage scheduler through confirmation and change handling.

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Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what organizers ask most about this task.

Do I need an account to create a meeting on Meetin.gs?

No. You can create a booking page or group poll straight from the homepage without signing up. Signing in with Google afterwards claims the meetings you created in that browser so they stay in your dashboard.

Should I use a booking link or a group poll?

Use a booking link when your availability is the constraint and someone else picks a slot. Use a poll when several people must agree and nobody's calendar is authoritative. Choosing wrongly is the most common cause of a slow scheduling round.

How long does it take to publish a first meeting?

Under two minutes for a simple booking page: choose the mode, add duration, dates, times and location, then create. Test it in a signed-out browser before sharing.

Do invitees need an account to respond?

No. Both booking pages and polls are public. An invitee enters a name and email to book, or a name and optional email to vote in a poll.