# Decide how guests join

> Invite-only or a public registration page, plus capacity, an RSVP deadline and approvals.

- Where: Event → Settings → Registration
- Console path: https://aaa.attend.vip/{org}/{event}/settings/registration
- Do first: [Create your event](https://www.attend.vip/help/organizers/create-event.md)
- Attend MCP tools: `events__updateEvents`, `event_pages__updateEventSite`, `guests__guestsApproveBulk`
- Updated: 2026-10-19

Most Attend events are invite-only: you add the guests and invite them. If people should be able to sign themselves up, open a public registration page.

## Registration method

| Method | How guests join |
|---|---|
| **Invite-only** | You add guests and send invitations. This is the usual choice. |
| **Public page** | Anyone with the link registers on your event page at events.attend.vip. |
| **External** | Registration happens on another platform. Bring guests in with an import or a connected integration such as Cvent (**Settings → Integrations**). |

## If you choose Public page

- **When someone registers**: choose **Hold for approval** to review every registrant, or **Auto-confirm until full** to let people straight in.
- **Registration link**: share this link. Anyone who has it can register.
- Set up the page itself in **Settings → Event site**: hero image, sharing details and which questions the form asks. The site only goes live once the event is published and the method is **Public page**.
- To sell tickets, see **Settings → Tickets**. It needs the Ticket Sales package and a connected Stripe account.

## Limits

- **Max capacity**: the most guests that can be confirmed, including plus-ones. Once it's reached, new sign-ups go on the waitlist. Leave it blank for no limit.
- **RSVP deadline**: the last moment guests can register or confirm, in local time at the venue (set the event's **Timezone** in [event details](https://www.attend.vip/help/organizers/event-details.md)). Guests can always decline, even after the deadline. Leave it blank for no deadline.

## Approvals

Guests waiting for a decision appear under **Pending approval**. Select **Review in Guests** to open them, then **Approve** or **Approve & send invite**. You can approve guests even when you're at capacity.

Select **Save changes**.

## Do it with Claude or ChatGPT

With Attend connected (https://www.attend.vip/help/organizers/connect-ai/), paste:

```text
Using Attend, set up registration for my event [event name]:
- Method: [invite-only / public page]
- Max capacity: [number, or none]
- RSVP deadline: [date and time, or none]
- New registrants should be: [held for approval / confirmed automatically until full]
Show me the current settings and the changes before saving.
```