How to send invitations in Calendar on iPhone

In the Calendar app, you can send meeting and event invitations. iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, and some CalDAV servers also let you send meeting invitations, though not all calendar servers support every feature.

There’s one thing to check first. Before you can invite people to events you’ve scheduled, your calendar accounts need to be turned on. And once an event is scheduled, you can quickly email attendees.

Here’s how to send invitations in Calendar on iPhone.

Before you begin

To invite people to events you’ve scheduled, your calendar accounts need to be turned on first.

1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Apps and then tap Calendar.
3. Tap Calendar Accounts and select an account. Then check to see if Calendar is turned on.

Invite others to an event

You can invite people to an event you’ve scheduled.

1. Start the Calendar app on your iPhone.
2. Tap the event, then tap Edit.
3. Tap Invitees.
4. Do any of the following:
   • Add a name from your contacts: Enter a contact’s name, tap the name, and then tap the Done button.

     You can also tap the Add button to select contacts.

     Note: The contact must have an email address or phone number (supported in China and India).

   • Add an email address: Enter an email address, tap Return, and tap the Done button.
   • Add a phone number: Enter a phone number, tap Return, and then tap the Done button.

     Note: Sending a calendar invitation to a phone number is supported only in China and India.

5. To make an invitation optional, tap Invitees, swipe left on an invitee, and then tap Make Optional.
6. When you’re finished, tap the Done button.

If you don’t want to be notified when someone declines a meeting, go to Settings > Apps > Calendar, then turn off Show Invitee Declines.

Note: Even if you’re not the one who scheduled an event, Microsoft Exchange and some other exchange servers let you invite people to it.

Quickly email attendees

If you want to share event details, for example, you can email all attendees of an event.

1. Start the Calendar app on your iPhone.
2. Tap an event that has attendees.
3. Tap Invitees and tap the Send Mail to Invitees button.