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# Responding to invites

> RSVP yes, no, or maybe to meetings, see who has accepted or declined, and email everyone on an event.

## Overview

When someone invites you to a meeting, Custral shows the event on your [Calendar](/comms/calendar/overview) and lets you respond to it without leaving the app. You can RSVP **Yes**, **Maybe**, or **No**, see each guest's response at a glance, and email everyone on the event in one click.

## How it works

Open an event to see its details. Three things drive this feature:

* **Your response.** If you're a guest on the event (and not its organizer) a **Your response** control appears with **Yes**, **Maybe**, and **No**. Your current answer is highlighted. Picking one sends the RSVP to the organizer through the connected calendar; the organizer can't RSVP to their own event, so the control is hidden for them.
* **Guest status.** Each guest is listed with a colored badge showing their reply: **Yes** (green), **No** (red), **Maybe** (amber), or **Awaiting** (grey, no reply yet). The header summarizes the counts, e.g. "4 guests · 2 yes, 1 maybe, 1 awaiting". The organizer is labeled as such.
* **Email guests.** The **Email guests** button opens a new email pre-addressed to every guest on the event. It sends from your own email account (you can switch the sender in the composer), so a quick "running five minutes late" note is one click away.

Responses and statuses come from the underlying calendar (Google, Microsoft, etc.) through the [Nylas integration](/integrations/nylas), so they stay in sync with the guests' own calendars.

### From an invite email

When a meeting invite arrives in your inbox, Custral shows an **invite card** above the message body: the meeting's title, time, and guest tally, plus the same **Yes / Maybe / No** control. You can respond without leaving the email. Once you've answered, the card reports your reply ("You accepted").

The card appears when the invite matches an event on one of your connected calendars, which is the normal case: Google and Microsoft add invites to your calendar automatically as they arrive. If it doesn't match one, the email renders as an ordinary message and you can respond from the Calendar instead. The same card appears in the mobile app's email view.

## Using it

<Steps>
  <Step title="Respond to an invite">
    Open the event and, under **Your response**, choose **Yes**, **Maybe**, or **No**. The organizer is notified and
    your answer is highlighted. Change it any time by picking a different option.
  </Step>

  <Step title="See who's coming">
    Open any event with guests. Each person shows a status badge (**Yes**, **No**, **Maybe**, or **Awaiting**) and the
    header tallies the responses.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Email the guests">
    Click **Email guests** to open a composer with every guest already in the **To** field. Pick your sending account if
    needed, write your message, and send.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Respond straight from the invite email">
    Open the invite in your inbox. The invite card sits above the message body: choose **Yes**, **Maybe**, or **No**
    there and your reply is sent exactly as it would be from the Calendar.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Responding to an invite and emailing guests both work in the mobile app too. Open an event, tap a response under
  **Your response**, or tap **Email guests**.
</Note>

## Troubleshooting

| Symptom                                                    | Likely cause                                                                                              | What to check                                                                                                       |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| No **Your response** control on an event                   | You're the organizer, or not listed as a guest                                                            | Only non-organizer guests can RSVP; confirm your calendar's address is on the invite                                |
| Everyone shows **Awaiting**                                | Guests haven't replied yet, or the source calendar doesn't return per-guest status                        | Statuses come from the provider. Give it time, or check the event on the source calendar                            |
| RSVP "didn't send"                                         | The calendar you have is shared read-only, so you can't respond on the owner's behalf                     | Respond from your own connected calendar; you need edit access to send an RSVP                                      |
| **Email guests** opened with the wrong sender              | The event's calendar account isn't an email mailbox, so the composer defaults to your first email account | Switch the **From** account in the composer before sending                                                          |
| A guest is missing from **Email guests**                   | They were added without an email address                                                                  | Guests need an email address to be included in the message                                                          |
| Your response reverted after choosing it                   | The provider rejected the RSVP (e.g. the event was cancelled or you're the organizer)                     | Re-open the event; if it persists, check the event still exists on the source calendar                              |
| An invite email shows no invite card                       | The invite doesn't match an event on a connected calendar, or the message carries no calendar attachment  | Check the meeting appears on your Calendar and respond from there; connect the calendar that receives these invites |
| The invite card appears but has no response control        | You're the organizer. You can't RSVP to your own meeting                                                  | Nothing to do; organizers see the guests' replies instead                                                           |
| The invite card shows a different time than the email text | The card shows the event's real time from your calendar, in your timezone                                 | Trust the card. The email body is the sender's own wording, not live calendar data                                  |

<Note>
  When reporting an issue, include the request id shown in the error toast. It links the in-app error to the server
  logs.
</Note>

## Related

* [Calendar](/comms/calendar/overview): connect calendars, create events, and set meeting providers.
* [Recurring events](/comms/calendar/recurring-events): events that repeat on a schedule.
* [Nylas integration](/integrations/nylas): the email/calendar connection layer that syncs responses.


## Related topics

- [Getting Started](/team/getting-started.md)
- [Google Meet](/integrations/google-meet.md)
- [Microsoft Teams](/integrations/microsoft-teams.md)
- [Zoom](/integrations/zoom.md)
- [Team & Permissions](/team/overview.md)