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swirl.events Documentation

RSVP & Interested

Two different ways to flag an event you care about. They do different things, on purpose.

Interested

The bookmark icon in the corner of every event tile (or the Interested button on the event page itself). One tap on, one tap off.

  • No sign-in. It’s stored in your browser, only.
  • Nobody else sees it — not the host, not other attendees, not us. The server doesn’t know.
  • Your list lives at swirl.events/watching.
  • Clear your browser data and it’s gone. Different device or browser? Fresh start.

Use this freely. It’s a “save for later” with no commitment attached.

RSVP

The big button on the event page. Three options:

  • Going — you’re planning to show up
  • Maybe — leaning that way
  • Not going — handy when you’ve actively decided against it, so it stays off your mental “maybe” pile

Tap one and we ask for your name and email. Signed in? Email is prefilled and locked. Not signed in? Cold RSVPs work fine — name and email are enough.

Pick Going and we email you a confirmation. For Maybe and Not going we just record the choice; no follow-up message.

Change your mind any time. Pick a different option and resubmit. No social cost.

Who sees your RSVP

  • The host sees aggregate counts — how many “Going”, “Maybe”, and “Not going”.
  • For Going RSVPs, the host also sees your name and email so they can reach out about venue changes, cancellations, day-of details.
  • No public guest list. Other attendees never see who else RSVP’d.

Anonymous RSVPs

Cold RSVPs are first-class — just your name and email. We don’t open an account behind your back. If you later sign in with the same email via magic link, your prior RSVPs attach themselves automatically.

Reminders

A Going RSVP gets you an immediate confirmation email. Pre-event reminders are on the roadmap but not live yet — for now, the confirmation is the only automatic message.

If the host edits the event (time, venue, cancellation), all “Going” attendees get a heads-up email.