To run an event RSVP poll inside Gmail, compose your event email, insert a Yes / No / Maybe poll with the Polls for Gmail add-on, and send. Recipients tap their answer in their inbox; your dashboard shows live headcount.
Step-by-step
Date, time, place, why it matters. Write it the way you'd write any group invite.
"Will you make it?" with Yes / No / Maybe options. Five seconds in the add-on.
Use any Gmail recipient list — Contacts group, distribution list, paste-and-go.
Live updates as RSVPs land. Book the right venue size before deadlines hit.
Example
Subject: Team off-site Sept 12 — pencil it in?
Hi all —
Planning a Brooklyn off-site, Sept 12, 5-9pm. Food, board games, a 20-minute team retro and that's it. Trying to size a venue this week.
Click whichever — takes a second. I'll book based on the count Thursday.
— You
FAQ
Calendar invites work for confirmed meetings. For exploratory RSVPs ("would you come if we did X?"), a poll has a much lower commitment threshold — recipients respond Yes/Maybe/No without locking time on their calendar.
Yes — on every plan, free included. Voter identification is on by default when you create the poll (each voter enters their name or email, with a clear notice to voters) and your dashboard shows exactly who picked which option — perfect for guest lists and catering counts. Prefer anonymous RSVPs? Switch voter identification off per poll and you'll see only counts.
Yes — the poll question itself can include details ("Team off-site on Sept 12 in Brooklyn, 5-9pm — will you make it?"). Or write a full event description in the email body and use the poll only for the headcount.
Related
Install free in two clicks. Three polls included — plans from $50/year.