Manual guest approval

Require approval gives you control over who gets into your event. Instead of confirming registrations automatically, guests submit a request and you approve or decline each one manually.

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Enabling it

Open Manage › Registration and turn on Require approval to join. From that point on, any new registration goes into a pending state until you act on it.

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Reviewing requests

Open Manage › Guests and choose the Requests filter, which shows while there are any. For each request you can see the guest's name and profile, and choose to Approve or Reject.

• Approve — the guest receives a confirmation and their spot is secured.
• Reject — the guest is notified that their request was not accepted. Their spot is released back to the pool.

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Using approval with paid tickets

Approval works with paid events too. When enabled, guests request a spot first — you approve or decline — and only approved guests proceed to payment. This lets you vet attendees before any money changes hands.

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Turning it off mid-event

You can turn off Require approval to join at any time. Guests who are already pending will remain pending until you act on them — disabling the setting does not auto-approve them.