# Use the Canto notetaker in Google Meet

> How the Canto notetaker bot joins Google Meet calls, why Meet shows a host approval prompt, and what participants see.

Updated: 2026-08-16 · Canonical: https://usecanto.com/help/notetaker/google-meet/

The Canto notetaker joins a Google Meet call as a visible guest participant, records it, and turns it into notes in your library. Google Meet asks the meeting host to explicitly approve the bot before it can enter.

## How do I send the notetaker to a Google Meet call?

There are two ways:

1. **From your calendar** — with the notetaker enabled and a calendar connected, meetings with a Meet link show a bot toggle on your home screen. Turn it on and the bot joins when the meeting starts. See [Auto-join meetings from your calendar](https://usecanto.com/help/notetaker/auto-join-from-calendar/).
2. **By pasting a link** — in notetaker settings, paste the Meet link under "Paste a Teams, Meet, or Zoom link and the notetaker joins right away."

## What does the host see in Google Meet?

Google routes third-party bots through an explicit approval step:

- The host sees a prompt asking whether to admit the bot, and Meet may label the request as a **potential risk** — this is Google's standard wording for any third-party recording participant, not a problem with your account.
- The bot appears in the participant list under your chosen **Bot name** (the default is **Canto Notetaker**).
- Recording starts only after the host lets the bot in. If nobody admits it, the meeting card shows **Notetaker wasn't let in**.

Tell the host in advance that a notetaker will ask to join — approval is a one-click step once they expect it.

## What do the status pills mean?

- **Notetaker joining…** — the bot is on its way to the call or waiting to be admitted.
- **Notetaker in call** — the bot is in the meeting and recording.
- **Notes ready** — the recording is transcribed and summarized in your library.
- **Notetaker wasn't let in** — nobody admitted the bot before the meeting ended.
- **Notetaker failed** — something went wrong; see [The notetaker didn't join my meeting](https://usecanto.com/help/troubleshooting/bot-didnt-join/).

## Does everyone in the meeting need Canto?

No. Only you need an account. If several participants use Canto, one shared notetaker joins and each person gets their own copy of the notes — see [Why did only one bot join?](https://usecanto.com/help/notetaker/one-bot-per-meeting/)

## Consent

Recording laws vary — make sure participants are okay with the notetaker before sending it. The bot is clearly labelled in the participant list and only records after the organiser lets it in. See [Do I need consent to record?](https://usecanto.com/help/privacy/consent-and-recording-laws/)

Related articles:

- [What is the Canto notetaker bot?](https://usecanto.com/help/notetaker/what-is-the-notetaker/)
- [Use the Canto notetaker in Microsoft Teams](https://usecanto.com/help/notetaker/microsoft-teams/)
- [Use the Canto notetaker in Zoom](https://usecanto.com/help/notetaker/zoom/)
- [The notetaker didn't join my meeting](https://usecanto.com/help/troubleshooting/bot-didnt-join/)