To record a Google Meeting, you must be the meeting host or co-host;


  • Join a meeting in Google Meet.
  • To begin recording Click on the three dots, then on Manage recording

  • A pop up window appears as below, you can select a language to use for the captions and also choose to start a transcript
  • Click on Start recording
  • Wait for the recording to start. Participants are notified when the recording starts or stops.
  • To stop the recording , click on Stop recording on the pop up as below

Tip: The recording stops automatically when participants leave the meeting.


The recording is saved to the meeting organiser's My Drive > Meet recordings folder. An email with the recording link is sent to the meeting organiser and the person who started the recording.