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# Guest Checkout in Sched: How It Works

Guest checkout allows attendees to register for tickets without creating a full Sched account. This option can also be used when the purchaser is not attending but is buying tickets for others and does not have a Sched account.

During guest checkout, the purchaser can:

- **Buy a ticket for themselves.**
- **Assign tickets to others.**
- Or **only assign tickets to others** without registering themselves.

**When It Works**  
Guest checkout is available when:

- **The registration form is enabled** in your event settings.
- **If the registration page is visible** – Attendees can guest check out directly from the registration page.
- **If the registration page is hidden** – Attendees can start guest checkout by clicking the **Reserve Ticket** button:
  
    - The button always appears on your event’s **landing page** (the page you set in settings).
    - If the **Schedule** tab is visible, the button appears there as well.

**Enabling Guest Checkout**

To allow attendees to register as guests, follow these steps:

1. Go to **Sched Control Panel → Registration Tab**.
2. Toggle **ON** the **“Enable Registration Form.”**
3. Once registration is enabled. Navigate to **Payments** and enable **Guest Checkout.**

![Image 48](https://sched.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-48.avif)

**Once enabled:**

- Guest Checkout becomes active for your event.
- Attendees can purchase tickets through the registration page even if:
  
    - Sessions are unpublished.
    - The **Schedule** tab is hidden.
    - The **registration page is hidden** – In this case, they can still purchase by clicking the **Reserve Ticket** button on the landing page you set (and on the Schedule tab, if visible).

**Unassigned Tickets**  
If a guest checkout purchaser doesn’t assign tickets immediately, those tickets will be marked as **Unassigned**.

You can find them in two places:

- **Reports tab** → **Tickets Report** – Shows detailed information, including the purchaser’s name and the type of ticket they purchased. ![Image 49](https://sched.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-49.avif)
- **Tickets tab** → **Registration Tab** → **Tickets** – Shows only the **number** of unassigned tickets for each ticket type. To see full details, use the **Reports tab**. ![Image 50](https://sched.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-50.avif)

**Important:**  
Unassigned tickets only apply if:

- The purchaser is **not attending**, and
- They have **not** assigned tickets to anyone.

If the purchaser selected **“I’m attending this event”** during checkout but didn’t assign any tickets, those tickets will remain under their profile and will not be marked as unassigned. You can view them in the regular reports: **Attendees w/ a Ticket** report and **Ticket Holders** list.

**What the Attendee Sees:**

- The attendee goes to the **registration page**.
- **If the registration page is hidden** – They can click the **Reserve** button on:
  
    - - The **Schedule** tab (if visible), **or**
          - Your event’s **landing page** (if the Schedule tab is hidden).
- After selecting a ticket, they are prompted to either:
  
    - **Log in**, or
    - **Continue as Guest**.
- If they choose **Continue as Guest**, they enter their **name** and **email address**.
- A confirmation email is sent to the email address provided. It includes:
  
    - A link to manage the tickets and assign them later, **or**
    - An option to assign the ticket immediately.

For a walkthrough of the guest checkout process from the attendee’s perspective, refer to the Attendee Guide: [**How to Register Using Guest Checkout**](https://sched.com/guide/how-to-register-using-guest-checkout-in-sched/)

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### **Managing Guest Buyers (Admin)**

As an event planner, you can manage guest buyers and their tickets directly from your control panel.

You can access guest buyer management from:

- Go to **Registration Tab → Guest Buyers** ![](https://sched.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-38.avif)

From the **Guest Buyers** page, you can:

- Browse, search, and sort the list of guest buyers
- When editing individual information, such as the name and email address, if you attempt to update the buyer’s email but encounter the message, “***This email already exists in your event***,” you will not be able to update it. Instead, you will need to transfer the ticket to that email address.
- View all tickets owned by a specific individual
- Transfer tickets
- Add tickets
- Remove tickets
- You can send an individual message, or you can message all guest buyers with unassigned tickets through the Communication tab under Messages.

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