Google Meet Attendance Report: The Complete Guide (2025)

Need to know who joined your meeting and when? Google Meet attendance reports make it easy to see the names of participants, join times, and how long each person stayed.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to turn on attendance tracking, where to find your report, and what to do if it doesn’t show up.

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What is a Google Meet Attendance Report?

A Google Meet attendance report shows who joined your meeting, when they arrived, when they left, and how long they stayed. It’s a built-in feature for select Google Workspace plans and helps organizers keep a clear record of meeting participation.

Each report typically includes:

• Google Meet names of participants and emails
• Join and leave timestamps
• Total duration each participant stayed
• Breakout rooms data, listed in separate tabs
• Partial phone number digits if someone joins from a mobile device
• The Google Meet name of a room if someone dials in from a meeting room

The meeting organizer automatically receives the report via email as a Google Sheet after the call ends. It’s great for reviewing Google Meet history or confirming attendance in Google Meet sessions, like a weekly sync or a large group meeting.

Only users with eligible Google Workspace plans (like Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, or Education Plus) can access this feature. If you're using a free account, don't worry. We’ll show you other ways to track attendance later in this guide.

Pro tip: Use Tactiq’s live transcription with speaker tracking to capture who said what during your Google Meet, great for light attendance tracking when reports aren’t available.

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How to Enable and Access Attendance Reports in Google Meet

Google Meet’s attendance tracking isn’t available to everyone by default. It’s a built-in feature for select Google Workspace plans like Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, and Education Plus. If your account is eligible, here’s how to activate it and access your reports.

Enabling attendance tracking in Google Calendar

1. Open Google Calendar.
2. Create a new event or click an existing one.
3. Click Add Google Meet video conferencing.
4. On the right, click Settings (⚙️) next to the Meet link.
5. Check the box labeled Attendance tracking.
6. Click Save.

For recurring meetings, this setting is saved across all future sessions using the same Meet link. For one-time or instant meetings, it resets after each call.

Accessing reports after the meeting

Once the meeting ends, the meeting organizer will receive an email with a Google Sheets file. Reports are typically sent within minutes, but can take longer depending on meeting size or network issues.

Troubleshooting: when reports aren’t sent

Didn’t get your report? Here are a few things to check:

• Account type: You must be using an eligible Google Workspace plan (not a personal or free account).
• Settings: Make sure attendance tracking was enabled before the meeting started.
• Participants: Reports are only generated if at least two people joined the meeting.
• Meeting host: Only the official host receives the report. Double-check the Google Meet invite if the meeting was scheduled by someone else.

Still nothing? Try checking your Google Meet history or use one of the alternative methods below to track attendance in Google.

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Alternative Ways to Track Google Meet Attendance

If you’re not using a paid Google Workspace plan or just need more control, there are other ways to track attendance in Google Meet. From Chrome extensions to custom scripts, these tools help fill the gap when Google’s built-in feature isn’t available or detailed enough.

1. Tactiq

Tactiq is a live transcription tool for Google Meet, but it also captures helpful attendance data. As your meeting runs, it automatically notes down who’s speaking, when they spoke, and how often. This gives you a quick view of participant names, talk time, and engagement levels.

While it doesn’t replace a full attendance list (you won’t get exact join/leave timestamps or phone numbers), it gives you valuable insights when a traditional attendance report isn’t available.

Best for: Teams that want a real-time running transcript, speaker insights, and quick summaries alongside light attendance tracking.

2. Google Meet Attendance Tracker (Chrome extension)

This free Chrome extension is designed specifically to take attendance during Google Meet calls. Once installed, it creates a simple Google Sheets report with join and leave times, total time spent, and a full attendance list.

It works best for smaller meetings and gives organizers more flexibility, especially when using a free Google account.

Best for: Users who need detailed join/leave tracking without a Google Workspace upgrade.

3. Using Google Apps Script for custom tracking

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If you’re a bit tech-savvy, you can create your own tracking tool using Google Apps Script. For example, you can build a script that logs when someone joins a Meet via their Google Calendar event, then sends the data to a Google Sheet.

It requires some setup, but it’s a flexible way to track meeting attendance and a good alternative when working outside of enterprise standard tools.

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How to Use Attendance Data for Remote Team Productivity

An attendance report isn’t just a list of names. It’s a tool you can use to understand team habits, improve workflows, and stay aligned across time zones. Here’s how to make the most of your attendance data:

Identify trends

Are certain team members regularly late or missing from key calls? By reviewing attendance in Google Meet over time, you can spot patterns that might affect collaboration, especially during recurring meetings.

Assess productivity

Compare overall call duration with meeting outcomes. If some participants are joining but not staying, it might be a sign that the meeting isn’t relevant to them, or that it’s running too long. It’s also a chance to check how often breakout rooms in Google Meet are being used and whether they’re effective.

Improve workflows

Use your data to streamline future meetings. Maybe you need shorter calls, fewer people, or better timing across regions. You can also combine attendance tracking with post-meeting feedback to find out what’s working and what isn’t.

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How Tactiq Enriches Google Meet Attendance Reports

Tactiq goes beyond basic attendance tracking. While Google Meet shows who joined and when, Tactiq adds context by capturing what was said and who said it.

Here’s how it improves your meeting records:

• Real-time transcription: Get a full transcript during the meeting, so you never miss important points.
• Speaker tracking: See which participants spoke the most, helping you identify key contributors or notice disengaged team members.
• Context-rich summaries: Link participant names with what they actually said, so you can quickly review discussions.
• Built-in AI: Ask AI questions like “Who assigned tasks?”, “What were the final decisions?”, or “Did anyone mention the deadline?”, and get answers instantly.
• AI workflows: Export everything to Notion or Slack, including attendance notes, transcripts, and summaries, for easy post-meeting updates.

Example use cases:

• Team leads can ask: “Who brought up Q3 sales strategy?” and follow up directly with that person.
• HR managers can track if required attendees joined training sessions and what questions they asked.
• Project owners can quickly find who committed to each task and add it to a project tracker.
• During hiring panels, Tactiq captures who interviewed the candidate and summarizes their feedback.
• In client meetings, export notes and action items, including who handled pricing, timelines, or deliverables.
• For sprint retros, ask: “Who raised blockers?” and “Which solutions were agreed on?” No need to rewatch the meeting.

Tactiq doesn’t replace Google’s built-in attendance report, but it gives you something even more useful: a complete picture of your meeting, who said what, and what needs to happen next.

Install the free Tactiq Chrome Extension today!

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Wrapping Up

Google Meet’s attendance report gives you a clear record of who joined your meeting and how long they stayed. But when you need more than just timestamps, tools like Tactiq can add context: tracking speakers, capturing transcripts, and helping you follow up faster.

By combining attendance tracking with insights from the conversation, you can improve how your team collaborates, stay aligned on goals, and make each meeting more productive.