Fireflies Not Joining Microsoft Teams Meetings (Lobby / Bot Detection)

How to fix it

// try these in order, the most common fix is first

1. FIX 1Enable guest access

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   1. 01Teams Admin Center > External collaboration > Guest access
   2. 02Turn on 'Allow guest access' and Save
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. FIX 2Let guests bypass the lobby

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   1. 01Meetings > Meeting policies > open Global (or your policy)
   2. 02Meeting join & lobby: 'Who can bypass the lobby' = People in my org and guests
   3. 03'Require a verification check from' = Not required
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. FIX 3Turn off bot detection

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   1. 01Same policy: 'Manage external bots and their access to meetings' = Do not detect bots
   2. 02Turn on 'Anonymous users can join a meeting unverified'
   3. 03Also enable 'Anonymous users can join a meeting' in Meeting settings
   4. 04Save and allow up to 24 hours
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. FIX 4Recreate the meeting link

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   1. 01Links created before the policy change keep the old rules
   2. 02Send a fresh invite after the admin change
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

Fireflies waits in the Teams lobby, is asked for verification, or shows 'Meeting requires sign-in' / Connection Failed for Teams calls only.

Why it happens

• C-01Guest access is off (the default)
• C-02Lobby policy doesn't let guests bypass it
• C-03'Require a verification check' is on
• C-04Teams detects and blocks external bots
• C-05Anonymous users can't join

// this guide also covers

• fireflies not joining teams meeting
• fireflies stuck in teams lobby
• fireflies teams bot detection
• fireflies microsoft teams setup

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