PLEASE NOTE: Google education has this feature automatically set up for meetings of 5 and over, including meets created through classrooms.


Inside a meeting 

  1. From the bottom, click Menu 3 dot menu icon.
  2. Click Settings Settings and then Host controls .
  3. Turn Attendance tracking on or off .

On Google Calendar

Go to calendar.google.com and choose one: 

  1. Create a new event and then click Add Google Meet video conferencing
    1. At the right, click Change conference settings Settings.
    2. Tick the box next to 'Attendance tracking' and then click Save.  
    3. Finish setting up your event.
  2. Click an existing meeting and then click Edit event .
    1. Under event details, click Change conference settings Settings.
    2. Tick the box next to 'Attendance tracking' and then click Save.  

Get your attendance report

After the meeting, the organiser will receive an email with an attached Google Sheets attendance report with the following info:

  • Participant’s name 
    • If someone calls in from their mobile device, instead of their name, some of their phone number digits will be listed. 
    • If someone calls in from a Google Meet meeting room, instead of their name, the meeting room’s name will be listed. 
  • Participant’s email
  • Length of time that the participant was on a call, including timestamps of when they first joined and when they left the call. 
    • If someone gets ejected from a call, that timestamp will be recorded as the time that they left the call. 
    • If someone joins and leaves the call more than once, multiple timestamps won’t be listed, but their overall call duration will be included.