Each Google Meet meeting has a unique meet link. Google announces that beginning May 19, 2021 this meeting code will expire if not used for 365 days, or if everyone leaves the meeting. The expiration time is based on the product that your meeting is created from. We recommend that you check the expiration times of meeting codes to ensure that the meeting codes are valid at the time you want to use them.
Google Meet meetings can be scheduled across all Google Workspace products, including Calendar, Gmail, Google Chat and more. This means that your unique meeting code and its expiration date are based on the product from which your meeting was created. See below for a full list of meeting code expiration dates according to the product they were created with.
These Google Meet settings apply to all corporate Google Workspace users and users with personal Google accounts.
Where the meeting is Generated: | How long the meeting code is valid: |
Google Calendar |
Meeting codes expire when the following two conditions are met:
Note: If a code is created in another product and pasted in a Calendar invite, the code will expire according to the product it was generated from. |
Gmail and the Google Meet homepage |
Meeting codes expire 365 days after last use. |
Google Chat and Google Hangouts |
Meeting codes expire 365 days after last use. |
Breakout Rooms |
Breakout rooms expire instantly once the parent meeting ends. |
Jamboard and Meeting room hardware |
Meeting code expires instantly once all users leave the meeting. |
Nicknamed meetings |
Meeting code expires instantly once all users leave the meeting. |
Google Classroom |
Meeting code expires instantly once all users leave the meeting. |
Other Third Party Applications |
Meeting codes expire 365 days after last use. If someone uses the code within the 365 day window, then it will add another 365 days to the shelf life. |
Google Nest |
Meeting code generated by speaking into your Nest device and saying “Hey, Google start a meeting” expires 365 days after last use. For users in the Google Workspace with Google Assistant Beta: Meeting generated by usage of meeting nicknames, expire instantly after the last user leaves. |
As an administrator, you can track video meeting activity in your organization with the Google Meet audit log. For example, you can see when users started a meeting, on what devices they participated in meetings, and who participated in a meeting.
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