Event types in Calendly are meeting templates you can reuse. They help you schedule different kinds of meetings — like product demos, customer calls, or office hours — with specific settings and details.
There are four types of event types:
- One-on-one: Meet individually with one invitee.
- Group: Host events with multiple invitees at once.
- Collective: Schedule a meeting where several team members meet with one invitee.
- Round robin: Rotate meetings among team members, one-on-one with invitees.
One-on-one
A One-on-one event type is a meeting between one host and one invitee.
Common uses include:
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Coffee chats or syncs with a client, colleague, or friend
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Phone interviews with a candidate
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Office hours with a student
Group
On the Standard plan and above, a Group event type allows one host to meet with several invitees. You choose how many people can join each time slot. The slot stays open until all spots are filled.
Common uses include:
- Webinars
- Museum or campus tours
- Group fitness classes
- University admissions sessions
Learn more: Multi-person scheduling options for teams
Collective
On the Standard plan and above, a Collective event type lets multiple hosts meet with one invitee. Calendly finds times when all hosts are available and shows those options to the invitee.
Common uses include:
- Panel interviews
- Product discovery calls
- Client calls with both an account executive and a sales development rep
- Support calls with a support agent and an engineer
If you're on the Teams or Enterprise plan, you can schedule with multiple host groups.
Learn more: Multi-person scheduling options for teams
Round Robin
On the Teams and Enterprise plans, a Round Robin event type rotates one-on-one meetings across team members based on their availability or assignment rules.
Common uses include:
- Sales calls handled by any available rep
- Onboarding sessions rotated across the client services team
- Support calls assigned to the next available agent
- Personal training sessions with rotating trainers
You can also schedule with multiple host groups on these plans.
Learn more: Multi-person scheduling options for teams