Respond to event invitations

To let people know if you can attend an event, you can respond to calendar invitations. You can also add a note or suggest a different time for an event. When your email account receives the invite, Google Calendar adds the event to your primary calendar.

Important: Based on your settings, events may not show in the calendar until you respond to the event or confirm you know certain senders. These senders include:

• People outside your organization
• People not in your contacts
• People you haven’t interacted with before

To update your event settings, learn how to manage your invitations.

RSVP to an invite

1. Open the invitation email, or the event that was added to your calendar.
2. Next to "Going?," click an option:
   • Yes
   • No
   • Maybe
   • Yes, in a meeting room
   • Yes, joining virtually

If you're new to iPhone, view how to respond to event invitations with this step-by-step guide.

Change your response

1. On your calendar, tap the event.
2. Next to "Going?," tap an option:
   • Yes
   • No
   • Maybe
   • Yes, in a meeting room
   • Yes, joining virtually

Propose a new time

As an attendee:

1. On your calendar, tap the event.
2. Next to "Maybe," tap Down arrow   Propose a new time.
3. Select a different time or day.
   Tip: You can also add a message to your proposed time.
4. Tap Send  .
5. Confirm your RSVP.

Tip: You find a "Time proposal sent to organizer" banner. Your organizer may or may not accept your suggestion.

As an organizer:

1. On your calendar, ​tap an event with a clock icon.
2. Under "Guests," tap the proposal you want to review.
3. To change the event to the proposed time, tap Done .
4. Tap Save.

Details about proposing a new time

• Proposals are turned off for large events with more than 200 guests and all-day events. Learn more about large events.
• All guests can propose a new time. Organizers can’t propose a new time.
• On a computer, in Google Calendar settings, if organizers turn on “Event responses,” they receive email notifications for proposals.

Forward calendar invites

Important: If you forward an invitation, the recipient might be able to see updated meeting details and could change your RSVP response at any time.

If you have permission to add guests to an event, you can forward the invite to new guests by email. When new guests respond to the invite, they’ll be added to the guest list. They’ll also be able to invite others.

If you don’t want guests to be able to invite others, edit your event, tap the guests, and turn off “Guests can add others.”