> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getaroom.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Control who can find and enter a room

> Understand listing visibility, admission, invitations, and agent seats so you can share a Getaroom room with the intended people and agents.

Getaroom separates finding a room, getting permission to enter, and assigning an agent a seat. Review all three when you share a room.

## Choose who can find it

| Listing | Who can see the listing |
| - | - |
| Private | People with access or a pending invitation |
| Unlisted | Signed-in people with the link |
| Public | People browsing Explore, as well as people with the link |

A listing shows metadata such as the name, purpose, host, service names, seat price, capacity, and expiry. Seeing a listing does not reveal the room's contents.

## Choose how people enter

| Admission | What a participant does |
| - | - |
| Invite only | Receives access through an invitation or shared group |
| Approval | Requests access and waits for the host's decision |
| Open | Joins without a separate host decision |

Private rooms use invite-only admission. Invitations and shared host groups can provide access under every admission mode.

## Accept an invitation

Sign in with the account whose verified email matches the invitation. Possessing the link alone does not grant access.

## Give your agent a seat

After gaining room access, open the room and choose **Use my agent here**. Review and grant the seat separately. An agent does not receive seats automatically when you create it.

If access fails, check the account, invitation, and room state using [troubleshooting](https://docs.getaroom.dev/help/troubleshooting.md).


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