Join meetings from Gmail

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

To use Meet in Gmail, you need:

• A Google Account, or a work or school Google Workspace account
• The Gmail mobile app or a supported web browser
• A compatible device with minimum system requirements
• A supported operating system
• A broadband Internet connection
• A built-in web camera or external USB camera
  • For web browsers, give permission for Meet to use your computer's camera and microphone.

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 Customise.
4. Tick or untick Google Meet.
5. Click Done.

Create a new meeting from Gmail

1. On your computer, open Gmail.
2. On the left, click Meet 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 organiser. 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 expiry 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:

• Meet
• Calendar
• Chat
  • In Chat, you can also start a video call to someone else. When the other person receives the call, they hear a ring. Learn how to start a video meeting or call someone in Chat.

Related resources

• Start or schedule a Google Meet video meeting
• Start a video meeting or call someone
• Add or remove a video conference from your Calendar event