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How do you join a group on Kahoot? What is kahoots PIN code?

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How do you join a group on Kahoot? What is kahoots PIN code?

When you go to https://kahoot.it, or open our mobile app and tap the Join button, you see a field that requires a Game PIN. Enter a game PIN.

If you received one of our own branded email invitations like the one pictured below, then a team owner or admin invited you to their team. Accepting will immediately let you join with an existing account. Invite links are one-time use, valid for up to 7 days.

Kahoot mobile app can be used to play live kahoots as well as assignments. You can use the Join button at the bottom of the screen to get started. You can manually insert the PIN provided by the host, You can scan the QR code visible on the host’s screen with our built-in QR code reader.

What is kahoots PIN code?

Kahoot! game PIN: game pins are temporary codes that identify Kahoot! game sessions. A game PIN is one of the ways to join a Kahoot! game started by another Kahoot!’er. Learn how to find a Kahoot! PIN and start Kahoot!’ing now.

kahoot game pin

When you go to https://kahoot.it, or open our mobile app and tap the Join button, you see a field that requires a Game PIN.

💡 As a player, you need to receive the PIN from the host of the game session.

☝️ This PIN is generated when someone presents a live kahoot or assigns a kahoot.

☝️ If you want to join a simultaneous live game and can see the host’s screen, the PIN is displayed at the top of the game’s lobby.

kahoot game pin

☝️ As a player in a game, you can’t generate a PIN. You must be given a Kahoot! game PIN by someone that’s hosting a game.

☝️ Kahoot! game PINs are unique to each kahoot session. They are generated once a kahoot has been launched, and used at kahoot.it or in our app so that players can join a host’s session.

👉 If you want to play by yourself, you don’t need a PIN, you can use one of our solo modes.

How to join a game

You can join a Kahoot! game:

  • Via game PIN
  • Via link
  • Via QR code

Via game PIN

  1. Go to kahoot.it, or open mobile app and tap “Enter PIN”.
  2. Enter a game PIN
  3. If “player identifier” is enabled by the host, provide the requested identifier.
  4. If “friendly nickname generator” is enabled by the host, click or tap the “spin” button to choose a random nickname. If it’s disabled, type a nickname of your choice.

Via link

Live Games

  1. The host can click on the PIN in the lobby of the game. This will automatically copy a direct link to the game to their clipboard.
  2. The host can send this link to the players so that they can be taken directly to the game. You just need to click on the link.
  3. If our mobile app is installed on your device, the kahoot will open in our mobile app. If not, it will open in your device’s web browser.
  4. If “player identifier” is enabled by the host, provide the requested identifier.
  5. If “friendly nickname generator” is enabled by the host, click or tap the “spin” button to choose a random nickname. If it’s disabled, type a nickname of your choice.

Assignments

  1. The host can copy the link from the active assignment’s report page and share it with players.
  2. You just need to click on the link.
  3. If our mobile app is installed on your device, the kahoot will open in our mobile app. If not, it will open in your device’s web browser.
  4. If “player identifier” is enabled by the host, provide the requested identifier.
  5. If “friendly nickname generator” is enabled by the host, click or tap the “spin” button to choose a random nickname. If it’s disabled, type a nickname of your choice.

Via QR code

  1. You need to see the host’s screen.
  2. From there you can scan the QR code with your device. If the code is too small to scan, ask the host to click on it. It will expand the view.
  3. Depending on the device, you will be asked for permission or the game will directly open in your device’s browser.
  4. If “player identifier” is enabled by the host, provide the requested identifier.
  5. If “friendly nickname generator” is enabled by the host, click or tap the “spin” button to choose a random nickname. If it’s disabled, type a nickname of your choice.

Tech requirements

An account is not required to join a game. Unless the host enabled player identifier, all you need to provide is a nickname.