A permanent room is a video room that skips the automatic 24-hour cleanup and does not end when you leave it — it stays reachable under the same link until you complete it manually.
Prerequisites
Permanent rooms must be enabled for your account — depending on your plan, the option may not be available by default. Contact your organization administration or our support team if it's missing.
What sets a permanent room apart from a regular appointment
- The appointment is confirmed immediately, without requiring the participant to confirm.
- The join link stays valid indefinitely — the room is not cleaned up automatically after 24 hours.
- The call does not end automatically when you leave it — you complete the appointment yourself, manually.
- The waiting screen does not show a scheduled time.
Create a permanent room
- Open the appointment form when creating a new appointment.
- In the room configuration section, turn on Create permanent appointment.
- Fill in the remaining details and save the appointment.
If the option is greyed out, permanent rooms are not included in your current plan — having it enabled for your account alone is not enough.
You can recognize an active permanent room by the Permanent appointment label on the appointment overview.
When to use a permanent room instead of a regular appointment
Use a permanent room for an ongoing consultation with no single fixed time — for example, a video channel that stays open over an extended period with the same participant. For a single appointment at a fixed time, keep using a regular appointment.
Security considerations
Because a permanent room's join link doesn't expire or get cleaned up automatically, it stays valid until you complete the appointment manually. Treat the link with extra care:
- Share it only with the intended person.
- Complete the appointment manually once you no longer need the permanent room — the link stops working immediately afterward.
A shared permanent-room link remains usable until you actively end it. Check periodically whether a permanent room is still needed.
Common problems
- The "Create permanent appointment" option is missing from the appointment form. Permanent rooms may not be enabled for your account or plan — contact your organization administration or our support team.
- I want to end a permanent room. Complete the appointment manually from the appointment overview — the join link stops working afterward.
- I'm not sure whether I need a permanent room or a regular appointment. For ongoing, open-ended use, choose a permanent room; for a single appointment at a fixed time, a regular appointment is enough.
For more on scheduling appointments, see Create an appointment for a participant.
Still have questions? Contact us at support@meetone.io.