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Google Calendar Invitations: How to Add Guests and Manage Access

Invite someone to a Google Calendar event by editing it, adding their email address as a guest, and saving. Learn the desktop and mobile steps, plus RSVP and privacy details.
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To invite someone to a Google Calendar event, open the event, choose its edit option, enter the person’s name or email address in the guest field, and save. Google sends an invitation email; the person can RSVP even if they do not use Google Calendar.

How to invite someone from a computer

  1. Open Google Calendar and select the event.
  2. Click Edit event.
  3. Under Guests, select a contact or enter the invitee’s email address. You can mark a guest optional if appropriate.
  4. Click Save and choose to send the invitation email.

These are Google’s documented desktop steps: Google Calendar Help: Invite people to your Calendar event.

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How to add guests in the Calendar app

Android

  1. Open or create the event in the Google Calendar app.
  2. Tap Edit, then Add people.
  3. Enter a name or email address, then tap Done.
  4. Tap Save. Google says the invitation is sent when you save the event.

Google’s Android instructions are at Google Calendar Help: Invite people to your event.

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iPhone and iPad

Open the event in the Google Calendar app, edit it, and use the guest control—shown as Add guests in Google’s iOS instructions—to enter the person’s name or email address. Save the event and send the invitation. Labels can vary by app version, so use the equivalent guest control shown on your screen. See Google’s event invitation help.

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What the invitee needs to do

An invitee does not need a Google Calendar account. They can respond Yes, No, or Maybe from the invitation email. Whether the event appears automatically in their calendar depends on their calendar settings. In particular, people outside the organizer’s organization, or those who have not interacted with the organizer before, may need to RSVP by email before it appears. Google explains these invitation behaviors in its event invitation guidance.

If the invitation does not arrive

  • Ask the guest to check their inbox and spam folder.
  • Have them confirm that new-event email notifications are not disabled.
  • Check that the email address on the event is correct.
  • If needed, remove the guest from the event, add them again, and save the change.

Google’s troubleshooting guidance is included in its instructions for inviting people.

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When Google Calendar will not let you add a guest

Some automatically generated events cannot have guests added. Examples include events created from Gmail and calendar entries such as birthdays, holidays, or sports events. If the guest field is unavailable, check whether the event is one of these types; you may need to create a separate event that you can edit. Google specifically notes this restriction for Gmail-created events in its Android help.

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Guest limits and large invitations

Google documents a limit of 200 people per individual event. For larger invitations, Google recommends using Google Groups. A group may have up to 100,000 guests; that is the documented group limit, while sending limits can depend on account type. Group events also handle guest-list and RSVP visibility differently from ordinary events. See Google Calendar Help: Invite a group to an event.

Control forwarding and event access

Guests may be able to forward an invitation, which can expose updated meeting details, let a recipient change an RSVP, or allow them to invite others. If you do not want guests to invite additional people, turn off the event’s Invite others permission in the guest permissions. Google describes these controls in its event invitation guidance.

A shared event link is not the same as adding a specific guest: Google says anyone with the link may be able to view event details and the guest list, and add themselves or others. Share such links only with people you trust. See Google Calendar Help: Share your calendar or event.

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