# Round-robin event types

A **round-robin** event type lets a team share a single booking link. Invitees see
the *combined* availability of all the hosts, and 42min decides who actually takes
each booking — spreading the load fairly.

## What it is

- It's attached to a **team** (a named group of users in your organization).
- The booking page shows a slot if **any** team member is free for it.
- When someone books a slot, 42min assigns it to the team member who is available
  for that slot **and has the fewest recent meetings** — so over time, bookings are
  distributed evenly.
- The chosen host gets the calendar event; the invitee gets the confirmation as
  usual.

The team's settings control a couple of edge cases — for example, whether a
reschedule keeps the original host or re-picks one. Check the team's settings page if
you need that behavior a particular way.

## When to use it

- A "Talk to sales" or "Book a demo" link for a sales team.
- A support or onboarding team that shares incoming calls.
- Any situation where you want one public link but several interchangeable hosts.

If only ever *one specific person* hosts the meeting, use a
[one-on-one event type](/help/event-types/one-on-one) instead.

## How to set one up

1. First, make sure the **team** exists ([Admin Center → Teams](/360/teams)) with the
   right members.
2. [**Event Types → New Event Type**](/360/events?new=1), set **Type → Round Robin**,
   and pick that team from the **Team** dropdown that appears.
3. Fill in the **name**, **description**, **duration**, **meeting type**, and the
   [schedule](/help/getting-started/setting-your-availability) the availability is
   based on — the rest of the editor works
   [just like a one-on-one](/help/event-types/one-on-one#the-event-type-editor).
4. Save. The link is shared at the team level, e.g.
   `42min.us/team/<team-slug>/<event-slug>`.

<Screenshot
  src="/help/screenshots/event-types/round-robin-editor.png"
  alt="The 42min event-type editor with Type set to 'Round Robin', showing a 'Team' dropdown ('Select team...') that appears once the round-robin type is chosen"
  caption="Set Type to Round Robin and a Team picker appears — the team's members become the rotating hosts. Everything else (name, duration, meeting type, schedule) is the same as a one-on-one event type."
/>

The team itself controls how reschedules and slot availability behave — see
[Teams](/help/team-and-admin/teams) for those settings.

## Common pitfalls

- **No team yet.** You can't create a round-robin without a team — set up the
  [team and its members](/360/teams) first.
- **One member's calendar is wide open and gets everything.** Assignment balances by
  *recent meeting count*, but if a teammate hasn't
  [connected their calendar](/help/getting-started/connecting-your-calendar) (or has
  no busy times), they'll look the most available. Make sure every host has their
  calendar connected and their schedule set.
- **Expecting "the invitee picks the host".** Round-robin assigns the host
  automatically. If invitees should choose, give them separate
  [one-on-one links](/help/event-types/one-on-one) instead.