# Joining meetings without an Amazon Chime user account
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**Note**  
You must have a meeting ID to join without an account. You can copy the ID from the meeting invite. For information about other ways to find meeting IDs, see [Finding meeting IDs](find-meeting-id.md).
When you join anonymously, you automatically go to the Waiting Room. You remain there until an authorized attendee admits you to the meeting. If you have a moderator passcode, you can enter it in the Waiting Room and start the meeting.

**To join a meeting without an account**

1. Start the Amazon Chime desktop client.

   —or—

   Sign in to the web app at [app.chime.aws](https://app.chime.aws).

1. Choose **Join a meeting without an account**, enter the **Meeting ID**, then choose **Next**. 

1. In the **Device preview** dialog box, use the options under **Video settings** and **Audio settings** to change your video and audio sources. For more information choosing video and audio settings, see [Setting video and audio sources](set-video-audio.md).

1. Choose an option for joining the meeting:
   + **Join** – Adds you to the meeting with just audio.
   + **Join with video** – Adds you to the meeting with audio and video.
   + **Use a conference room for audio** – Uses a conference room audio system that's compatible with Amazon Chime to add the room to the meeting.
   + **Use a phone for audio** – Call into the meeting from a cell phone, landline phone, or from a conference room audio system that isn't compatible with Amazon Chime.

1. Remain in the Waiting Room until an authorized attendee admits you to the meeting.

When you join a moderated meeting, you can't interact with other attendees until a moderator joins and starts the meeting.