📅 How to Create an Event with Groupie

Groupie makes it easy to schedule events in your WhatsApp groups — with RSVP tracking and reminders built in. From birthday parties to team check-ins, you can create an event in seconds using simple chat commands.

🚀 Step-by-Step Guide

1. Start a New Event

In your private chat with Groupie, send this command:

Groupie create event for <date/time>: <event name>

Examples:

Groupie create event for tomorrow at 7pm: Book Club

Groupie create event for Saturday 5pm: Strategy Meeting

Groupie create event for April 30 at noon: Lunch & Learn

✅ This sets the event time and title in one message.

2. Choose a Group

If you're an admin of multiple WhatsApp groups, Groupie will ask you to pick where to post the event:

Please select your group:\n(1) Family Chat\n(2) Team Sync\n(3) Project X

Reply with the number of the group you want:

2

✅ Groupie will confirm your choice and continue.

3. Add a Description (Optional)

Groupie will prompt you to add more details:

Would you like to add a description?

You can:

Send a description (e.g., "We'll go over Q2 results and plan for next quarter.")
Or reply skip to continue without one

✅ Groupie will save your description and move to scheduling.

4. Confirm Time

Groupie will show you a preview of the event time in your timezone:

Should I schedule this for Saturday at 5:00 PM?

You can:

Reply yes to confirm
Or send a corrected time (e.g., 6:30pm instead)

✅ Once confirmed, Groupie schedules the event.

5. Done! 🎉

✅Your event is now scheduled.
✅Groupie posts the event in your group with RSVP buttons for members to respond.
✅You'll receive updates as members RSVP.

📋 Full Example Walkthrough

You ➔ Groupie create event for Friday at 6pm: Game Night

Groupie ➔ Please select your group:\n(1) Friends\n(2) Work Buddies

You ➔ 1

Groupie ➔ Would you like to add a description?

You ➔ Bring snacks and your favorite board game 🎲

Groupie ➔ Should I schedule this for Friday at 6:00 PM?

You ➔ yes

Groupie ➔ ✅ *Game Night* scheduled for Apr 26 at 6:00 PM!

✅ What Happens Next

•Groupie will post the event in the selected group with RSVP buttons: ✅ Going / ❌ Can't go
•Members can respond directly in chat
•You'll get a private summary of who's attending

💬 Tips

You can always edit or cancel the event later:
Groupie edit event Game Night
Groupie cancel event Game Night
You can also view all your events at any time:
Groupie my events
Don't forget to set your timezone to ensure correct scheduling:
Groupie set my timezone to Africa/Lagos

🧠 Pro Tip

Need RSVP summaries in your private chat before the event?

Enable reminders like this:

Groupie remind me about Game Night

How to Create an Event with Groupie