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What is a signed-in bot?

A signed-in bot is a Google Meet bot that logs into a real Google Workspace account on your domain before it joins.

It shows up as a named participant with an avatar, not an anonymous guest.

When that account is on the calendar invite it usually joins without knocking.

That depends on the meeting's access setting.

Workspace accounton your domainSSO profileMeetStream sign-inBot signs innamed, with an avatarInvitedskips the lobby
A real account joins; invited accounts enter without a knock.

Why it exists

Two Google Meet settings decide how a bot gets in.

Guest botAn anonymous participantSomeone in the call clicks AdmitUnder host management only hosts seethe requestBlocked when the call is limited tosigned-in accountsSigned-in botA real Workspace accountIt is a real account on your domainIt can be put on the calendar inviteAn invited participant walks straight inGuest botAn anonymous participantSomeone in the call clicks AdmitUnder host management only hostssee the requestBlocked when the call is limited tosigned-in accountsSigned-in botA real Workspace accountIt is a real account on your domainIt can be put on the calendar inviteAn invited participant walks straightin
The same call, joined two ways.

A signed-in meeting bot fits both settings.

How it is set up

Four steps, all of them one-time except the last.

1Step 1SSO profileLegacy, pointing atMeetStream's URLs2Step 2CertificateWith a domain-specificissuer3Step 3Register loginsEach email with itscertificate4Step 4Create the botSign-in flag, logindomain1Step 1SSO profileLegacy, pointing at MeetStream's URLs2Step 2CertificateWith a domain-specific issuer3Step 3Register loginsEach email with its certificate4Step 4Create the botSign-in flag, login domain
From the Admin console to a bot that joins as a named account.

The name and avatar shown in the meeting come from the Google account itself.

The Google Meet page has the steps.

How many logins to register

Google allows one account a set number of sessions at a time.

So plan for roughly one login per 20 concurrent Meet sessions.

MeetStream rotates across the logins you register.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does a signed-in bot skip the lobby?

When the account is on the calendar invite, yes. Otherwise it still joins as a named participant and asks to be admitted.

Do I need Google Workspace?

Yes, a Workspace account on a custom domain with Admin console access.

Can I use it on Zoom or Teams?

It is a Google Meet feature. Zoom uses OBF or ZAK, and Teams admission follows the tenant lobby policy.

How many logins do I need?

About one per 20 concurrent Meet sessions.

Put the vocabulary to work

One API to join, record, stream and transcribe meetings across Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams.