Set capacity, tickets per person and waitlist

Step 1: Set the capacity

On the create screen or the event's edit screen, find Event options and type a number in Capacity. Every event needs one. Each ticket takes a seat, and so does each guest you add or import.

Step 2: Choose tickets per person

Set Tickets per person above 1 to let a guest register friends too, up to 20. A booking of 3 takes 3 seats. Under Questions, Guest details lets you ask for each friend's name, phone or email.

Step 3: Let the waitlist move up on its own

On the edit screen, switch on Auto-promote waitlist. When a seat frees up, the next guest on the waitlist is confirmed and gets their ticket. It's off until you turn it on. Tap Update event to save.

Step 4: Promote a guest yourself

In Guests, open the Pending tab (Pending & waitlist on a computer). Tap a guest marked Waitlist, then Promote to confirmed.

Good to know

Once every seat is taken, new registrations go to the waitlist. Guests can leave the waitlist themselves.

You can't set the capacity below the seats already held by confirmed guests and the guests you added or imported.

Auto-promote skips a booking that's bigger than the free seats, and guests still waiting for their ID on an event with the ID check on.

Auto-promote waitlist is only on the edit screen, so turn it on after you publish.

Sports events have Players needed, which sets the capacity for you.