Join meetings from Gmail

From Gmail, you can use Meet to schedule and join meetings.

To use Meet in Gmail, you need:

Show or hide Meet in Gmail

  1. On your computer, open Gmail.
  2. At the top right, click Settings .
  3. In "Quick settings," under "Chat and Meet," click Customize.
  4. Check or uncheck Google Meet.
  5. Click Done.

Create a new meeting from Gmail

  1. On your computer, open Gmail.
  2. On the left, click Meet and then New meeting.
  3. Select an option:
    • To copy the meeting invite details, click Copy meeting invite .
    • To share the meeting details, click Send invite.
    • To open the meeting, click Start now.
      • For work or school accounts, click Join now.

Join a meeting from Gmail

Important: If you have a personal Google Account, you can only use a meeting code to join a meeting.

  1. On your computer, open Gmail.
  2. On the left, click Meet.
  3. Click Join with a code.
    • If you have a work or school account, click Join a meeting.
  4. Enter the meeting information from the organizer. This can be a:
    • Meeting nickname, like "mymeeting"
    • Code, like "abc-mnop-xyz"
  5. Click Join.

Tip: Meeting codes expire. Before you join, check the expiration date of the meeting code. Learn about meeting codes in Google Meet.

Join a scheduled meeting from Gmail

  1. On your computer, open Gmail.
  2. On the left, click Meet.
  3. Under "My meetings," select a meeting.
  4. At the top right, click Join now.
Tip: Only meetings from Google Calendar show up under "My meetings."

Learn about other ways you can meet

In addition to Gmail, you can set up or join a meeting from:

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