Attendance Tracker

How to track Google Meet attendance if you are not the host

In many classrooms, workshops, and business meetings, the person responsible for tracking attendance (like a Teaching Assistant, Project Manager, or Co-Host) is NOT the person who scheduled the Google Calendar invite. Here is how you can track attendance without host privileges.

How Attendance Tracker Solves This

The Attendance Tracker add-on connects to the active Google Meet conference session using your own authenticated account. As long as you are physically present in the meeting, you can:

• View the live roster of everyone who joins or leaves during the call
• Capture exact join timestamps, leave timestamps, and durations
• Export the completed attendance report directly into your own Google Drive
• Receive the post-meeting summary email directly in your own inbox

Step-by-Step Instructions for Non-Hosts

Step 1: Install the Add-on to Your Google Account

Install Attendance Tracker from the Workspace Marketplace. You only need to install it once.

Step 2: Join the Google Meet Call

Click the meeting link provided by the professor, host, or organizer.

Step 3: Open Attendance Tracker in the Side Panel

Click the Activities icon (triangle, square, circle in the lower-right corner) and select Attendance Tracker.

Tip: Open the panel at the start of the meeting so it captures participants from the very beginning.

Step 4: Export to Your Own Google Sheets

When the meeting concludes, click Save to Sheets (or let Auto-Export trigger when the call closes). The spreadsheet is created in your personal Google Drive under Meet Attendance Tracker.

Who Uses This?

• Teaching Assistants (TAs): Record student attendance for lab sections and lectures while the lead professor focuses on teaching.
• Project Coordinators & Scrum Masters: Track meeting attendance across client calls and standups organized by executives.
• Event Moderators & Workshop Hosts: Generate attendee lists for webinars hosted on external accounts.