Joining Zoom Sessions without a Zoom account

You do not need a Zoom account to join public Zoom Sessions events as a participant. If the host invites you to their event as a guest, you can register for an event and join without creating or signing in to an account by using your email address.

If the host wants to make joining easier for attendees, the host can enable the join without sign-in option to issue fast join links to event registrants. 

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Prerequisites for joining Zoom Sessions events without a Zoom account

Note: For attendee access to the latest Zoom Events and Webinar features, we highly encourage attendees to update to the latest version of the Zoom desktop client/mobile application.

How to join Zoom Sessions events without a Zoom account

Use the join link

  1. Open your Zoom Sessions invitation email and click the join link.
    You will be directed to the event details page.
  2. Click Join Event.

Verify your email

If you've been signed out and try to return to an event again, you may receive email verification before you can join.

  1. Open your Zoom Sessions invitation email and click the join link.
    You will be directed to the event details page.
  2. Click Join Event.
  3. In your email account, open the verification email from Zoom Sessions to obtain your verification code.
  4. Return to the join pop-up window.
  5. In the Verification Code field, enter the verification code.

Use the fast-join link

If the host wants to make joining easier for attendees, the host can enable the fast-join (join without sign-in) option to issue fast-join links to event registrants.

Hosts can use the following options for their event access:

Attendees will provide their first and last names when they first join the event if the host didn’t provide them earlier.