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Creating a Meeting Channel

Creating a meeting channel gives your team a permanent video meeting room that is always available in the workspace sidebar. Unlike disposable meeting links, a meeting channel persists after the call ends, keeping a history of transcriptions, whiteboards, and documents from every session. This page walks you through the creation process step by step.

Who can create meeting channels​

Any workspace member with the appropriate permissions can create a meeting channel. By default, workspace admins and members with channel creation privileges can set one up. If you do not see the option to create a channel, contact your workspace administrator to request access.

Step-by-step creation​

Step 1: Open the channel creation dialog​

In the left sidebar, look for the + (plus) button next to the channels section header. Click it and select Meeting Channel from the list of channel types.

Step 2: Name your channel​

Give the meeting channel a clear, descriptive name so team members know its purpose at a glance. Good names reflect the meeting's topic or the group that uses it:

  • "Daily Standup"
  • "Design Review"
  • "Engineering Sync"
  • "Client Calls"

Channel names must be unique within your workspace. Keep them concise -- long names get truncated in the sidebar.

Step 3: Add a description (optional)​

Use the description field to provide additional context about the channel. For example, you might specify the meeting cadence, typical agenda, or who should join. The description is visible to anyone browsing the channel list, helping team members decide whether to join.

Step 4: Set visibility​

Choose who can see and access the meeting channel:

  • Public -- any workspace member can find and join this channel. It appears in the channel directory for everyone.
  • Private -- only invited members can see and access the channel. It will not appear in the channel directory for non-members.

Choose private when the meeting involves sensitive topics or a specific team. Choose public when any workspace member should be able to drop in.

Step 5: Assign to a category (optional)​

If your workspace uses sidebar categories to organize channels (for example, "Engineering", "Marketing", "All Hands"), you can assign the new meeting channel to an existing category. This keeps related channels grouped together and makes navigation easier.

If you do not select a category, the channel will appear in the default section of the sidebar.

Step 6: Add members​

For private channels, add the members who should have access. You can search for members by name and add them individually. For public channels, all workspace members have access by default, but you can still pre-add specific people to ensure they see the channel immediately in their sidebar.

Step 7: Configure permissions​

Meeting channels inherit the workspace's default permission settings, but you can customize them per channel:

  • Who can invite others -- control whether all members or only admins can invite additional participants to the channel.
  • Admin privileges -- channel admins can manage members, end the meeting for all participants, and lock the channel.

Adjust these settings based on how much control you want over who participates and how the meeting is managed.

Step 8: Create the channel​

Click the Create button to finalize. The meeting channel appears in the sidebar immediately and is ready to use. You and the added members can join a call at any time by clicking on the channel.

After creation​

Once the channel is created, you can:

  • Edit the channel -- update the name, description, visibility, or category at any time from the channel settings.
  • Manage members -- add or remove members as your team evolves.
  • Schedule meetings -- create scheduled events linked to this channel so participants get notified in advance.
  • Start a call -- click the channel to enter and begin your meeting. See Joining and Controls for details.
tip

Create dedicated meeting channels for recurring meetings like standups, sprint reviews, or one-on-ones. Having a persistent room avoids the hassle of generating new links each time and keeps all session history in one place.