How to Make a Google Meet: Create a Link, Code, Invite & More

So you’re already halfway into a week that’s basically a blur of tabs, notifications, and half-finished coffee, and someone says, “Can you make the meeting?” Not join it. Not find it. Make it. Create the thing. The google meet meeting. The meeting link. The whole tiny digital room where your participants will appear and pretend their camera is broken.

And if your day is full of meetings with people outside your team, you’ll quickly notice that creating the meeting is only half the problem. The other half is agreeing on a time. That’s why many teams use a simple booking link to let others pick a slot, automatically create the calendar event, and attach the Google Meet link without back-and-forth messages.

Cool. Let’s do that.

This is the practical, slightly human guide on how to make a Google Meet. We’ll cover how to create a google meet link, how to make a code on Google Meet, how to send a google meet invite, how to do it as a student, how to deal with co host settings, and how not to get lost in the side panel clicking random icons at the bottom right corner or the top left corner like it’s a video game with no map.

We’ll use Google Calendar, the google meet app, the gmail app, and a desktop browser on your computer. We’ll talk google workspace, personal google account, host management, host controls, attendance reports, meet recordings, breakout rooms, audio lock, video lock, and yes, the mysterious world of meeting artifacts that show up after the meeting and make you feel like something important happened.

And just to keep things connected: for the clean, ultra-structured version of scheduling, you should also read How to Create and Schedule a Google Meet. I’ll mention it a couple more times, because it’s genuinely useful when you want the no-nonsense flow.

Now let’s start in the middle, like real life usually does.

How to make a google meet

Here’s the honest core: how to make a Google Meet means creating a meeting space in Google’s ecosystem and getting a link or code you can share so other people can join the meeting.

You can do this in three main ways:

• Start an instant meeting in Google Meet.

• Create a google calendar event and add google meet video to it.

• Open Gmail or the meet app and click create a new meeting.

All roads lead to the same place: a meeting link and a room where the meeting starts when the host clicks join.

If you want the perfectly scheduled version with reminders and time zones, check How to Create and Schedule a Google Meet. This article is more like, “Okay, but what if I just need to create the thing right now?”

Google calendar event

A google calendar event is still the cleanest way to create a meeting in Google that people will actually show up to (or at least pretend they meant to).

Steps, roughly:

1. Open google calendar in your desktop browser or app.

2. Click create or create a new event.

3. Add a title. Please don’t call it just “meeting.”

4. Set the time and date.

5. Click add google meet or add google meet video.

6. Add guests (this is where you invite people).

7. Click save (or tap save on mobile).

Boom. You’ve just made a calendar event with a built-in google meet room. It now has a meeting link you can copy and paste into an email invitation, Slack, or whatever other apps your team lives in.

This is also where meetings organized actually happens. The calendar is the brain. Meet is the face.

This is also why many teams stop sending “What time works for you?” messages and instead share a booking page.

And yes, if you want the very clean step-by-step version, again, How to Create and Schedule a Google Meet is your friend.

Google calendar

Google Calendar is basically mission control for your online meetings.

When you schedule in Google Calendar, you get:

• Automatic meeting link generation.
• A proper event with time zones.
• Email invite handling.
• The ability to edit meeting details later.
• Reminders, which save lives and careers.

You’ll see the left sidebar with your calendars, click a date, hit create, and you’re off. On some layouts, the left corner or top left corner is where the “Create” button lives. On others, you click directly on the calendar grid. Either way, it ends in the same place: a calendar event with a Meet room attached.

Google meet

Google Meet is the actual video conferencing part. The room. The cameras. The awkward “Can you hear me?” at the beginning.

You can open Google Meet in a browser, in the meet app, or through the meet tab in Gmail. From there, you can:

• Start an instant meeting.
• Create a new meeting for later.
• Join a meeting with a code or link.

If you click new meeting, you’ll usually see options like:

• Create a meeting for later.
• Start an instant meeting.
• Schedule in Google Calendar.

Each one answers a different version of “how to make a Google Meet.”

Google meet meeting

A google meet meeting is just a fancy way of saying “this specific video call room.”

Every one has:

• A unique meeting link (and often a code).
• A host (or several meeting hosts if you add co hosts).
• Participants who join.
• Settings for host controls, audio lock, video lock, and more.

Once the meeting starts, you’ll see controls around the screen—often in the bottom right or lower right corner—for chat, participants, and settings. The side panel slides out for things like chat, activities, and sometimes breakout rooms if your account supports it.

Co host

Let’s talk about the co host, because this is one of those features people search for specifically: how to make someone a cohost on Google Meet or how to make someone a co host on Google Meet.

A co host is basically someone who shares hosting privileges with the main host or primary meeting host. They can help manage:

• Muting people.
• Admitting participants.
• Using host controls.
• Managing meeting artifacts like recordings or attendance (depending on your workspace editions and settings).

This is especially useful for classes, big team meetings, or anything where one person shouldn’t have to babysit 50 microphones.

Gmail app

Yes, you can do this from the gmail app too. Google loves hiding Meet everywhere.

In Gmail, look for the meet tab. From there, you can:

• Start an instant meeting.
• Or jump into scheduling via Google Calendar.

It’s handy if your life already lives in email and you don’t want to open yet another app.

Existing meeting

If you already have an existing meeting (maybe from a calendar event), you don’t need to create anything new.

Just:

• Select event in google calendar.
• Open it.
• Copy the meeting link.
• Send it to other participants who somehow didn’t get the memo.

You can also edit the event to change meeting details, add guests, or tweak settings assuming you’re the host or main host.

If you don’t want to manually create and edit events every time, a scheduling link from Wellpin can handle this flow for you: guest picks a time, event is created, Meet link is added, and everyone gets the invite automatically.

Google account

To do any of this, you need a google account. That can be:

• A personal google account (like a regular Gmail).
• Or a google workspace account (work, school, etc.).

The difference shows up in advanced features: attendance reports, meet recordings, breakout rooms, and some host management options depend on your plan and workspace editions.

But creating a meeting, getting a link, and inviting people? That works on both.

Audio lock

Audio lock is one of those small but powerful host controls.

When you turn on audio lock, participants can’t unmute themselves unless a host or co host allows it. It’s great for large meetings, lectures, or that one call where someone’s dog has strong opinions.

You’ll usually find this in the meeting settings, often via the shield or settings icon, somewhere near the bottom right corner or in the side panel.

There’s also video lock, which does the same thing for cameras. Use with care. Power is tempting.

Calendar event

We’ve said it before, but it’s worth repeating: the calendar event is the backbone of organized meetings.

When you create a meeting via Calendar:

• You get a stable meeting link.
• You get an email invitation system.
• You can track who’s invited.
• You can attach files and notes.
• You can manage meeting details before and after.

This is why so many guides (including How to Create and Schedule a Google Meet) focus on Calendar first. It just works better for anything that isn’t purely spontaneous.

Add google meet

Inside a calendar event, look for the button that says add google meet or add google meet video.

Click it. A link appears. That’s your room.

If you forget to do this, you can always:

• Open the event.
• Edit it.
• Click add google meet.
• Click save.

No drama. The meeting didn’t disappear. It just didn’t exist yet.

Host management, but explained like a human

Host management is just the collection of tools that lets the host and co host control the room:

• Who can join.
• Who can speak (audio lock).
• Who can use video (video lock).
• Whether you can create breakout rooms.
• Whether meet recordings and attendance reports are available.
• What happens to meeting artifacts after the call.

You usually find these controls by clicking the shield or settings icon during the meeting, often near the bottom right or lower right corner of the screen.

Instant vs scheduled: quick reality check

• Start an instant meeting: Great for now. You get a link immediately. Less structure. More chaos.
• Schedule in Google Calendar: Better for anything in the future. You get reminders, invites, and fewer “wait, what’s the link?” messages.

If you want the detailed, tidy approach, once again, go read How to Create and Schedule a Google Meet. It’s the structured sibling of this guide.

Joining, because someone will ask

To join the meeting, you:

• Click the meeting link.
• Or open Google Meet and enter the code.
• Or click click join from the Calendar event.

That’s it. You’re in. You are now a participant.

A few small but important tips

• Test your mic before big calls. Audio lock won’t save you from silence.
• If you’re the primary meeting host, consider add co hosts for big groups.
• Use the side panel to keep chat and participants visible.
• Check the top left corner or bottom right corner for hidden controls Google loves tucking things away.
• If you record, remember those meet recordings become meeting artifacts people might rewatch. Be kind to future you.

One last time, about the main guide

If you want the clean, no-detours version of setting up scheduled meetings, How to Create and Schedule a Google Meet is the one to bookmark. It’s especially useful if you’re managing lots of events, calendar event flows, or team-wide online meetings.

This article was the human version. That one’s the manual.

Final thoughts

How to make a Google Meet isn’t one single button. It’s a handful of simple paths that all end in the same place: a meeting, a link, some participants, and a host trying to keep things on track.

Whether you use Google Calendar, the google meet app, the gmail app, or just smash “Start an instant meeting” and hope for the best, you’re doing the same thing: creating a small digital room where work, school, or life happens for a bit.

And honestly? Once you’ve done it a few times, it becomes muscle memory. Click create. Add google meet. Invite people. Click save. Send the link. Done.

Now go make the meeting. Or at least pretend you meant to.

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