{"id":1179,"date":"2026-05-29T05:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowledge-base.canapii.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1179"},"modified":"2026-05-29T05:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T05:29:05","password":"","slug":"can-canapii-be-used-for-private-or-invite-only-events","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/knowledge-base.canapii.com\/index.php\/docs\/can-canapii-be-used-for-private-or-invite-only-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Canapii be used for private or invite-only events?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yes<\/strong>. <strong>Canapii<\/strong> supports fully private and invite-only events. Organisers can restrict registration using invite codes, approved email domains, or nominations-based access. Sessions within an event can also be restricted to specific attendee types, so different audience segments see different content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In detail:<\/strong> Canapii offers several mechanisms for access control:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Invite codes:<\/strong> Distribute a unique code that attendees must enter during registration. Useful for closed events where you control exactly who attends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domain restrictions:<\/strong> Restrict registration to email addresses from specific company domains \u2014 for example, only @yourcompany.com emails can register.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nominations:<\/strong> Use a nominations flow where attendees are added by an organiser rather than self-registering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Session-level restrictions:<\/strong> Individual sessions can be made private, visible only to specific attendee types or ticket holders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These features can be combined \u2014 for example, an invite-only event where VIP ticket holders have access to additional private sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related articles:<\/strong> [Invite codes] \u00b7 [How to restrict event tickets to certain emails or domains] \u00b7 [Using a nominations approach for attendee registration] \u00b7 [Making a session private]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Canapii supports fully private and invite-only events. Organisers can restrict registration using invite codes, approved email domains, or nominations-based access. Sessions within an event can also be restricted to specific attendee types, so different audience segments see different content. In detail: Canapii offers several mechanisms for access control: These features can be combined \u2014 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