The hosts section is the second step of creating or editing your event and is a required step to make your scheduler live.
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You can add the members as hosts even if they have not accepted the invite yet but they need to meet the following minimum requirements before they can start getting scheduled calls:
Host have accepted the invitation
Hosts have set their availability
Even though Connecting calendar isn't a technical requirement for participating as event host, it's highly recommendable for Hosts to connect them in order to store events in their Google Calendars, and to be able to generate Google Meet link automatically if it's selected as the location of the event.
Adding hosts to an event
Choosing Hosts is super simple. While you are on the hosts section, you will see all your users listed with their name and email.
Simply check the box for the user you want to add as a host or select the main checkbox from the top, in case you'd like to add all available users
βFrom the priority column, you can set the priority for assigning calls to, for each host as High, Medium or Low. If all hosts have same priority, iClosed round and robin algorithm will ensure calls are distributed equally.
Learn more about Host Round Robin distribution
Understanding warning messages in Host section
In the hosts table, you will see warning messages for a specific member. Here is what those warning messages means:
Warning badge | What it means |
| Host will still be able to start receiving calls. |
| Host will not be able to start getting calls. The host has to set their availability in order for them to get new calls. |
| Host will not be able to start getting calls. |
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Here's a short video tutorial for adding hosts:
Pro tips:
Quickly add users using the "Invite Users" button at the bottom of the host table and add them as hosts right away.
They will start getting calls once they have accepted invite and set their availability.