# Join a Live Meeting

Drop an employee into a call that is happening right now. Paste the meeting link, and the employee joins as a participant, listens, transcribes, answers when you address it, and writes a summary when the call ends. One backend covers Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.

## TL;DR

Paste a Google Meet, Zoom, or Teams link and the employee joins that live call as a participant. It transcribes, speaks when addressed, and summarizes afterward. Turn on the employee's Meeting Attender tool first, that tool is what runs the join.

## How It Works

Live Meeting is the on-demand way to get an employee into a call. You give it a meeting URL, the platform picks the right driver for Meet, Zoom, or Teams, and the employee joins as a named participant. Everything the employee hears and says runs through the Meeting Attender tool.

- **One backend, three platforms.** Paste any Meet, Zoom, or Teams URL and the right driver is chosen automatically.
- **A real participant.** The employee shows up in the call, transcribes it, and speaks when you address it directly.
- **Summary after.** When the call ends, the transcript and a summary land in the employee's memory and Drive.
- **Now, not scheduled.** This is for a call you want to join immediately. To have an employee show up to a scheduled event on its own, use the [Calendar channel](/guide/channels/calendar).

## What You Can Do

| Action | How it works |
|---|---|
| **Invite from the Communications page** | On the Live Meeting panel, pick an employee and press **Invite**, then paste the meeting URL. |
| **Invite from a chat** | Paste a meeting URL into any chat with the employee and it joins that call. |
| **Invite from the profile** | Use **Invite to meeting** on the employee's profile. |
| **Get notes and answers** | The employee transcribes, answers when addressed by name, and summarizes at the end. |

## How to Set It Up

Two switches make Live Meeting work:

**1. Enable the channel**

Open **Settings, Communications**, find **Live Meeting**, and turn it on. Until the channel is on, the Invite button cannot dispatch.

**2. Turn on the Meeting Attender tool for the employee**

This channel runs through the Meeting Attender tool. Open the employee's Tools tab and enable it. Without it, the invite has nothing to join with.

**3. Invite the employee to a call**

Pick the employee and paste the meeting URL, from the Live Meeting panel, from a chat, or from the employee's profile. It joins as a participant and starts the meeting flow.

For everything the employee can do inside a call, see the [Join Live Meetings guide](/guide/capabilities/meeting-attender).

## Tips and Tricks

- **Paste the URL anywhere.** The fastest path is often to paste the meeting link straight into chat, no need to open the Communications page.
- **Address it by name.** In the call, speak to the employee by name when you want it to answer, otherwise it listens and takes notes.
- **Scheduled instead of live?** Invite the employee's address to the calendar event and it shows up on its own. See the [Calendar guide](/guide/channels/calendar).

## What It Costs

| Cost | What it covers |
|---|---|
| **Token credits** | Same as web chat. Billed per call the employee makes during the meeting. |
| **Runtime credits** | 1 credit per minute the employee spends in the meeting. |

You pay only for the time the employee is in the call and the work it does.

## Is It Safe

- **You start every join.** The employee only joins a call when you give it a URL. It never dials into anything on its own.
- **Per-employee, per-workspace.** Each employee is bound to one workspace, so a meeting join never crosses to another customer.
- **Channel gate.** The Live Meeting toggle is the master switch. Turn it off and no employee can be invited to a call.

## Good to Know

- **The Meeting Attender tool is required.** Enable it on the employee, or the invite cannot dispatch.
- **Enable the channel first.** The Invite button stays disabled until the Live Meeting channel is on.
- **Live vs scheduled.** Live Meeting is for a call happening now. Calendar is for showing up to a scheduled event automatically.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: How do I get an employee into a call that is happening now?**
A: Enable the Live Meeting channel and the employee's Meeting Attender tool, then paste the meeting URL from the Communications panel, a chat, or the employee's profile.

**Q: Which meeting platforms are supported?**
A: Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams. Paste any of their links and the right driver is chosen automatically.

**Q: Why is the Invite button greyed out?**
A: The Live Meeting channel is off. Turn it on under Settings, Communications, then the button dispatches. Also confirm the employee's Meeting Attender tool is enabled.

**Q: How is this different from the Calendar channel?**
A: Live Meeting joins a call you hand it right now. Calendar has the employee accept a scheduled invite and auto-join when that event starts.