You can join a Teams meeting anytime, from any device, without signing into a Teams account.

If you're having trouble joining a Teams meeting, try I can't join a Teams meeting.

Important: For some meetings, admin settings prevent people who are not signed in from joining the meeting.

To join a Teams meeting without signing into an account: 

  1. Open the meeting invite and select the link next to Join, or Click here to join the meeting.

  2. When prompted, select Continue on this browser or Join on the Teams app. You don't need to install the Teams app to join the meeting. 

    • You can join Teams for web on Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome. You may be prompted to give Teams access to your mic and camera. When you select Allow, you can always turn off your mic and camera once you join the meeting. 

  3. Select Join now.

    Tip: Join the meeting before it starts to test your setup from the pre-join screen. From there, you can enter the meeting up to 15 minutes before its start time to troubleshoot or see how Teams works. Meeting participants and organizers will be notified when you enter the meeting.

  4. If you enter the meeting lobby, wait for someone in the meeting to admit you. If no one admits you within 30 minutes, you'll be removed from the lobby. If that happens, you can try rejoining.

Once you're in the meeting, everyone will see an Unverified label with your name. People who are signed in will have access to more meeting features than those who aren't signed in.​​​​​​​

Organizer's view

If you're the meeting organizer, we'll alert you when someone is waiting in the lobby.

Select Admit to let them right into the meeting, or View lobby to see a list of everyone in the lobby and admit or deny them. 

Note: Anyone who joins the meeting and doesn't have a Teams account will be labeled Unverified. Learn more about people with guest access: Work with external guests

To join a meeting from the Teams mobile app without signing in:

  1. In the meeting invite, tap Click here to join the meeting.

    • If you haven't downloaded the Teams mobile app, this will take you to the app store to download it. Download the app and tap the meeting link again from the invite.

  2. In the Teams mobile app, allow Teams to access your mic so people in the meeting can hear you.

  3. Tap Join as a guest.

  4. Type your name and tap Join meeting.

    Note: Depending on policies set by the meeting organizer or their admin, you may be prompted to sign in with an authorized account at this step to join the meeting. In this case, sign in with an authorized account to join.

Once in the meeting, tap the center of your screen to view the meeting controls. From the meeting controls, you can turn your camera and mic on or off. Tap again to hide the controls. 

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