QR code check-in: Check-in, handled by your phone.
Mela gives every confirmed guest a ticket with a QR code, and hosts check them in at the door by scanning it with a phone camera: no scanner hardware and no printed list.
Free for every host and guest.
Overview
The door is where a guest list proves itself. Open check-in for your event, point your phone at a ticket, and Mela tells you straight away whether that person is in, already in, or not on the list.
How it works
- 1
Guests get a ticket
Everyone who is going has a ticket with a QR code on the event page and in the Mela app.
- 2
Open check-in
On the day, open check-in for your event on your phone or laptop and start the camera.
- 3
Scan and go
Point at each guest’s QR code. A green card means they’re in, and the count updates as you go.
Green, amber or red. Nothing to read.
Every scan ends in one clear card: green for checked in, amber for a ticket already used (with the time it was), red for one that isn’t valid. Each has its own sound and vibration, so you can keep your eyes on the queue.
No camera? Type the code.
Every ticket has a 16-character code that’s easy to read out. Type it in any case, with or without spaces, or find the guest by name and check them in by hand.
Know who’s in, as it happens.
The count of guests checked in updates with every scan, and the guest list shows who has arrived and when. Checked in the wrong person? Undo it in one tap.
Also included
Works in the dark
Turn on the torch from the scanner, and switch between front and back cameras.
Any phone
Check-in runs in the browser on Android, iPhone and laptops, and in the Mela app.
One ticket, one entry
A ticket checks in once, and stops working if the guest cancels.
QR code check-in, in short.
- QR code check-in on Mela is free and needs no extra hardware.
- Only guests who are going hold a valid ticket.
- A ticket can be checked in once; a second scan shows when it was used.
- Each ticket code is 16 characters, easy to read out or type by hand.
- If a guest cancels, their ticket stops working.
Questions, answered.
Still unsure? Make a test event: it’s free, and you can keep it private.
Open check-in for your event on your phone and scan each guest’s QR code ticket with the camera. You can also type a ticket code or check a guest in from the list by name.
No. Mela’s check-in uses your phone or laptop camera, in the browser or in the Mela app.
A guest’s ticket, with its QR code, is on the event page once they are going, on the web and in the Mela app.
Mela checks each ticket in only once. A second scan shows “Already checked in” with the time it was first used.
Yes. Find them by name in the guest list and check them in by hand.
More ways Mela helps you host
- Free event pagesA page for your event, and one link to share it.Learn more
- RSVPs and waitlistsGuest limits, approvals and a waitlist that moves up by itself.Learn more
- Guest group chatOne chat for everyone going, without swapping numbers.Learn more
- AnnouncementsUpdates for your guests, sent to the right people.Learn more
- Event photosGuests find the photos they’re in with one selfie.Learn more
Host your next event on Mela.
Free for every host. Create an event, send one link, and see who’s coming.