Respond to event invitations

When people invite you to an event with Google Calendar, you can automatically find the event on your calendar. To let people know if you go to an event, you can RSVP 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.

RSVP to an invite

  1. Open the invitation email or the event on your calendar.
  2. Click Yes, No, or Maybe.
  3. If you click "Yes," to specify how you'll attend, click More Dropdown, then select an option:
    • Yes, in a meeting room
    • Yes, joining virtually

Manage your incoming invitations and notifications

Tip: The new setting only applies to new invitations.

Manage visibility settings for pending invitations on your Calendar

Important: If someone only has permission to view your availability, they can't view event details. Learn more about sharing permissions.

To prevent others from viewing pending invitation details that you also can't view:

  1. Open Google Calendar.
  2. At the top right, click Settings Settings and then Settings.
  3. On the left, under "General," click Event settings.
  4. Turn off "Let others see all invitations if they have permission to view or edit my events."
    • This option is only available if, under "Add invitations to my calendar," you select "When I respond to the invitation in email."

Tip: The new setting only applies to new invitations.

Change your response

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

Propose a new time

As an attendee:

Tip: To propose a new time from an email invitation, at the top of the email, click More options and then  Propose a new time.

As an organizer:

  1. On your calendar, click an event with a clock icon.
  2. Under "Guests," find suggested times.
  3. Under the time proposal you want to review, click Review proposed time.
  4. To change the event to the proposed time, click 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.

Add a note to your RSVP

Important: Your RSVP note is visible to all invitees.

Tip: To add a note to your RSVP from an email invitation, at the top of the email, click More options and thenAdd note.

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 and under "Guests can:" uncheck the box next to "invite others."

Respond to invitations sent to another email address

Important: If you connected your Gmail account to an alternate email address, and would like to respond to a Calendar invitation email using the linked "Yes" "Maybe" "No" options at the bottom, you'll be asked to sign in to your Google Account. Learn about alternate email addresses.

  1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
  2. On the left, point to the name of your calendar, then click Options More and then Settings and sharing.
  3. In the menu on the left under "Settings for my calendars," click Other notifications.
  4. Check the box next to "Allow responding to invitations forwarded through alternative email addresses."

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