There are cases when you have a meeting link to join right now. It is not a scheduled event, but an ad hoc or impromptu meeting.

Or, the official starting time of the scheduled meeting you're joining passed over 10 minutes ago, and no one admitted the notetaker in, so it has left the waiting room.

You still want to record with the bot. What now?

Use the Invite Notetaker feature.

Here's a step-by-step breakdown:

In the main menu, press "Invite Notetaker"
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Enter the meeting link

Then press "Invite notetaker". The notetaker is on its way, and the arrival shouldn't take longer than 5 minutes.

Note: If you don't admit the bot in the meeting within two minutes, it will automatically leave the lobby.