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Waitlist

Manage waitlisted guests when events reach capacity

How the Waitlist Works

When your event reaches its ticket capacity, new registrants are automatically placed on the waitlist instead of being rejected.

Automatic Promotion

When a spot opens (due to cancellation), the next waitlisted guest is automatically promoted:

  • If Requires Approval is off → promoted to Approved
  • If Requires Approval is on → promoted to Pending (still needs manual approval)

Promoted guests receive a confirmation email with their ticket and QR code.

Managing the Waitlist

View waitlisted guests in your event's Guests tab. Filter by status → Waitlisted to see the queue.

You can manually:

  • Approve a waitlisted guest (bypasses the queue)
  • Reject a waitlisted guest (removes from waitlist)

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