Approving join requests
When someone opens your event link but isn't on the guest list, they can ask to join. Review, approve, or decline those requests from your dashboard.
When someone opens your event link but isn't on the guest list, they can ask to join. Review, approve, or decline those requests from your dashboard.
Sometimes someone opens a link to your event but isn't on your guest list yet — a friend forwarded the invite, or your public event filled up before they could RSVP. Instead of hitting a dead end, they can send you a short request to join. You decide whether to let them in.
Every request lands in one place in your dashboard, and approving one adds the person to your guest list and tells them they're in — all in a single tap.
A request to join only appears in two situations — the rest of the time, guests respond directly and never need to ask.
On a private event, only people you've invited can view the page. When requests are enabled, someone with your shared invitation link can send a short Request to join form. They do not need to create an account first. Visitors who try an email or phone number that is not on your guest list can reach the same form, with their email already filled in. (Guests who are on your list never need to ask — see How guests get in.)
To enable it, open Guests → Invite → Share one link, then review and save private request access. Creation turns this on when you choose Share one link; Personal invitations starts with requests off. When off, unmatched visitors can try another email or phone number or contact you; they cannot submit a request. Your private event details stay hidden either way.
On a public event, anyone with the link can RSVP — until you reach your plan's guest limit. Once it's full, new visitors see a friendly "This event is full" message with the option to request to join, so you keep control of who gets the last few spots instead of letting the page fill on a first-come basis.
Open Guests → Requests to see everyone who's asked to come. Each request shows their name, the email they supplied, how long ago they asked, and any note they left you.
Use the tabs at the top to switch between Pending, Approved, Declined, and All. Pending requests are shown first so the people waiting on you are always at the top.
Go to Guests → Requests. Pending requests sit at the top.
Each card shows the name, contact, and any note the person left — enough to recognize them and decide.
One tap does everything: it adds the person to your guest list, marks them as Going (they asked to come and you said yes, so there's no second RSVP step for them), and notifies them that they're in.
When you approve, the new guest gets a clear "you're going" message — not the generic "you're invited" — because they asked and you accepted. If they already have an account, they'll see it in the app and get a confirmation email; otherwise they get an email letting them know they're approved and set to attend.
That message is their invitation. On your Guest List they're marked Request approved, and they're never counted among guests not yet invited, so inviting everyone who hasn't been invited won't email them again.
Approval confirms attendance immediately. Required questions may contain private event details, so they are answered after admission. Guests with missing required answers see Complete your answers on the event page. You can review their answers under Guests → Answers. They do not need to RSVP a second time.
If someone shouldn't be on the list, tap the decline button (✕) on their card, then Decline to confirm. Declining marks the request as handled — no guest is created and nothing is added to your list. The request moves to the Declined tab so you have a record of it.
Before you confirm, you choose whether they hear back:
For the person who asked, the experience is quiet and clear:
Requests are rate-limited per event (a handful per visitor in a short window) so nobody can flood your dashboard or your inbox by submitting over and over. You never have to manage this — it's automatic — but it's why a single person can't bury you in duplicate asks.