Creating invites
Any employee in your directory can create and edit invites for their own visitors or on behalf of another employee. Employees can only access their invites and those they create for others. Admins can see all invites at their available location(s).
Types of invites
Single invites: invites to a single person on one date, available on web, mobile, Slack, or through a calendar integration.
Recurring invites: an invite that repeats over a period of time for a single person, available on web.
Group invites: invites to a defined group of multiple people for a single date, available on web.
Bulk invites: invites to a single person or multiple people for multiple dates, available on web.
Note: Any employee can send invites as long as an administrator has turned registration on.
Single Invites
Web
Go to Visitors > Invites.
Click “New invite".
Choose the Visitor type, which decides which sign-in flow your guest will use.
Designate a Host. Optional - Add other hosts.
Fill in the form. Fields with a red dot are required to create the invite.
Optional: Set an invite to repeat. Choose how often an invite should repeat.
Select an end date if you don’t want the invite to extend past a certain date.
Optional: Leave a private note. This will be visible to Envoy administrators but not the visitor.
Optional: Check the Send an invite email box to send an email that prompts visitors to register.
Click “Invite".
After you create an invite, you can go back and edit the arrival date, arrival time, private notes, and any other sign-in fields your visitor flow might require.
Invite again
You can quickly invite someone again without having to enter all their details right from the invites log.
Go to Visitors > Invites.
Find the person on the list you want to invite again and click the ellipses (...) to the far right.
Click Invite again.
Select the new date and new time (if applicable) that you want to invite them again.
Click Invite.
Mobile
iOS
Open the Envoy app.
Tap the + symbol and then Add a visitor.
Fill in the invite form with all the required information.
Toggle on 'Send invite email' (optional).
You can view the created invite under the Visitors log in mobile.
Invite from contacts
Open Envoy Mobile.
Tap the "+" button
Tap “Add a visitor” and fill out the invite form.
You can choose to fill out the form manually or add from contacts.
Toggle on 'Send invite email' (optional).
Invite again
Tap on Visitors.
Find the Visitor you want to invite again.
Tap on their name, scroll to the bottom, and tap Invite again.
Android
Open Envoy Mobile on your phone.
Go to the Visitors tab at the bottom and the Invites tab at the top.
Tap the plus sign (+).
Fill in the invite form, and tap the checkmark (✓) in the top right.
On the confirm invite screen, tap the checkmark to invite the visitor.
Recurring invites [Web]
Available for single invites only.
Go to Visitors > Invites.
Click “New invite".
Find "Repeat" and select your interval, you can choose from:
Daily
Weekly on that specific day
Monthly on that specific day
Annually on that specific day
Every weekday (Monday to Friday)
Optional select your end date.
If you leave this blank it will continue indefinitely
Fill in the form. Fields with a red dot are required to create the invite.
To delete a recurring invite, click on the invite itself and click "Delete." This will bring up a box asking if you want to delete just that specific day's invite or all future invites tied to it.
Group Invites [Web]
Available on Premium and Enterprise
Go to Visitors > Invites
Click New invite to be be taken to the invite form.
Select Group invite from the top navigation.
Select the correct location and visitor type.
Enter a Group name that you can use to reference these visitors in the logs.
Fill in the invite details into the grid.
Be sure to select the employee's name that pops up for each person.
Please note that the Arrival date column has a date picker and the Host column searches from names in your employee directory.
If you do not select a date from the picker or a name from the directory, you may encounter errors when sending your group invites.
Optional: Check the Send invite email box if you want to send these people an email confirming their upcoming visit, and select whether the Group name should be included in the subject of the invite. This email will also include a link to “Check in” where visitors can complete your sign-in fields before they arrive.
Click Create invites.
For more information and instructions on how to edit a group invite, see Using invites for group sign-in.
✨ Important Notes:
We currently do not have Recurring invites available for group invites or the ability to create a recurring group invite over multiple days; at the moment, you would need to make a group invite for each day.
Groups are shown together within Envoy, but all visitors will be given individual invites. There is no personal information shared between group invitees.
Any invites without errors will be created and accessible on your Invites page for the date you invited them to visit. If any fields contain errors, you’ll be able to view the error, adjust the invite, and resubmit.
Single invites using your calendar [Web]
Available on Premium and Enterprise plans
You can create invites from any work calendar, like Google Calendar, Outlook, and more. Your calendar must be associated with the email address listed in the Envoy employee directory.
Using Google Calendar
Step 1: Create a calendar event
Download the Envoy for Google Calendar Chrome extension.
Click the Envoy icon and login using your Envoy email and password.
When creating a calendar event, in the "add guest" section type [email protected] then click the register visitors in Envoy button.
Optionally select the Envoy workplace and visitor type using the sidebar.
Click Save to create the event.
When prompted, choose to send invitations to your attendees.
Step 2: Create Envoy invites for event attendees
Check your inbox. You’ll have an email from Envoy. Click Complete visitor pre-registration. A new browser window will open.
Fill in the form. Double-check you’re creating invites for the correct location and visitor type.
To create an invite for a visitor, turn the toggle on their row to the on position.
Optional: Check the Send an invitation and calendar invite to the visitor box to send a registration email.
Click Add.
Tip: Attendees within your organization will be off by default.
Using Outlook Calendar
Step 1: Install the Outlook add-in
In your Outlook inbox, look for “Get Add-ins” in the toolbar.
In the new window that opens, search for “Envoy” in the top right corner.
Click “Add” on the Envoy for Outlook add-in.
Step 2: Create a calendar event and invite guests
Open your calendar that’s associated with your work email.
Create an event as you normally would—schedule the date, time, event name, etc.
Add your attendees. You can add emails from outside of your organization.
You will see the Envoy add-in when you click New meeting in Outlook.
Log in with the credentials you use with Envoy.
Then, select your location and visitor type from the drop-down. These will be pre-populated, but you can change them!
The date and time are pre-populated from the meeting invite, so any changes must be made on the invite email.
The host field will default to you, but you can change this.
Custom sign-in fields from the selected visitor type will populate under Visitor Details. Fill out any required fields.
Click on Create invites to create an Envoy invitation. You should see a confirmation screen.
Remember to Send the Outlook invite as well!
Optional: In Envoy, you can view the newly-created invitation.
Tip: Attendees within your organization will appear "off" by default, since Envoy assumes they do not need an invite.
Editing calendar events and invites
Adding event attendees: If you need to add someone to an existing event, just add them to your calendar event. Then, you must make an additional edit. We recommend making a small change to the description such as adding a space to the event description.
Change event time or date: Invites will not automatically update within Envoy to reflect time or date changes made on your calendar. If you need to edit the time or date on your Envoy invite, you must remember to open the Envoy add-in alongside the outlook invitation.
Delete event or attendees: Invites will not be automatically deleted from Envoy. If you’d like to remove them, you must do so from your dashboard or the Envoy mobile app.
Invites via Slack
Available on paid plans, on your mobile or desktop slack app.
You can create invites while you work in Slack using the Envoy + Slack integration.
Head to the integrations page in your dashboard and install the Slack integration.
Once installed, open Slack and type /envoy-invite in the message field of any channel. Press enter.
Select Make invite.
Choose the location of the visit, the visitor type, and the date and time of the visit.
Select Fill invite details.
Add the visitor's full name and any other information your sign-in requires.
Click Invite to create the invite in Envoy.
FAQ
You can edit existing invites. Just go to Visitors > Invites and click on the name of the invite you want to edit. When you invite a recurring invite, you will be asked if you want to make changes to that invite-only or all invites in the series.
Hosts/admins do not get notified when a visitor pre-registers. However, if the visitor signs a legal document during pre-registration, you can see that in the dashboard and that will confirm that they have pre-registered (unless the company has returning visitors turned on, and this visitor has been there before and they are within the re-sign time, or they do not need to re-sign).
Additionally, if there were fields that were not filled out when the invite was created, and they are now filled out - it can be assumed that the visitor has pre-registered.