Read can capture Google Meet meetings in one of two ways. Each way requires different Google Meet settings.
Which method are you using?
Method 1: Native recording (no bot)
If you’ve connected Google Meet under Integrations > Calendar & Meetings > Google Meet in Read, you’re using native recording (no bot joins the call).
- To check your setup, see Using Read’s Google Meet Native Recording
- If it isn’t working, see Why is Read not joining my Google meetings after I integrated Google Meet?
Method 2: Read joins as a participant (bot)
Read joins the meeting as a participant. We recommend native recording instead, because changes Google has made can make it harder for the bot to join reliably.
Why Read isn’t joining
If Read is set to join your meeting but never joins, or shows as waiting for permission, someone in the meeting may need to admit it. This applies even when you add Read manually with the meeting link.
If no one admits Read, the meeting will appear on your Reports > Incomplete tab with the message “Read not admitted to the meeting within 10 minutes of scheduled start time.” Whether Read needs to be admitted depends on who created and is hosting the meeting.
If the meeting host has a personal Gmail account
If the meeting was created by a personal @gmail.com account, only the host can admit Read. Make sure you’re signed in to that Gmail account when you join.
To check a meeting’s access settings, open the event in Google Calendar, click the gear icon next to Join with Google Meet, and look at Meeting access type.
If the meeting host has a Google Workspace account
If the meeting was created by a work or school Google account, that organization’s Google Workspace settings decide whether Read can join on its own or has to be admitted. Only Google Workspace admins can view and change this setting. See Google’s instructions.
Unless the meeting access type is set to Open, someone from the same Google Workspace as the meeting host has to admit Read. If you join a meeting hosted by another organization, you may not see Read’s request to join. Only people from that organization can see and approve it.
How to admit Read
Read joins as a meeting participant. If your Google account is part of a Google Workspace, you may not see a pop-up asking you to admit Read. Instead, open the Waiting to join list and admit Read from there.