Creating your first event takes about 90 seconds, and the fast path is shorter than that.
Open create
Tap Create event in the nav, or go to popin.events/events/create/manual. Prefer to describe it in words? Tap Prefer AI? Vibe it out at the top.
Fill in the Basics
Name your event and set when it starts. That's all that's required. Choose who can see it (the default is Friends).
Publish, or add more
Tap Publish now to go live straight away, or Next to add a cover photo, location, description, capacity, and more across the Details and Logistics tabs.
Once it's published you get a shareable link. Send it to anyone, they don't need a PopIn account to RSVP. That's the whole point.
Not sure if you'll go ahead? Tap Save as draft instead. Drafts live on your Events page, are visible only to you, and notify nobody until you publish.
What to fill in vs skip
For a first event, the minimum that still looks polished is a title, a start date and time, and a one-line description. Cover photo is genuinely optional, PopIn paints a gradient if you skip it. The Details and Logistics tabs (capacity, plus-ones, BYO, dress code, tickets) are there when you want them and out of the way when you don't.
Inviting once it's live
Open Host controls and guests on the event page, then the Guests tab, to invite specific people by email or phone. Or tap Share to copy the link and drop it in a group chat. See Inviting people without a PopIn account.
If plans change
Edit any field from the Edit event button at the top of the event page. Changes to date, time, or location notify guests who said Going or Maybe so nobody shows up at the wrong place.
For the deep-dive version, see Hosting your first event on PopIn.