Built-in note-taker
Your GoTo Meeting is being recorded: who can stop it, and where the transcript goes
GoTo Meeting's organisers can record a meeting, and, if their company's admin has switched it on, GoTo writes a transcript from the cloud recording. Attendees are told when recording starts.
Part of GoTo's own app
Read on 10 November 2026
How it got into your call
- The organiser or a co-organiser pressed Record. The Record icon lights up and everybody sees a notice that the meeting is being recorded.
- The recording takes in the presenter's screen, the audio conference and any shared applications.
- If the company's GoTo admin has switched on Transcription for that organiser, a transcript is made from the cloud recording — so a meeting that is not recorded to the cloud gets no transcript.
Turn it off
- The organiser or co-organiser presses Record again to pause or stop it. Ending the session also stops the recording, for everybody.
- A company's admin turns transcription on or off for people or groups in the GoTo admin portal, under Settings → Organizer experience.
Stop it in a call that is running
- Only organisers and co-organisers can record, so a guest has to ask the organiser to stop. The glowing Record icon tells you whether it is still running.
- Pausing and starting again does not split the file: what comes before and after the pause ends up in one recording.
What it keeps
The recording, with its transcript, the public chat, the organiser's notes and a list of who attended with their talk time, is kept in the organiser's GoTo account. The organiser can share it by link, with an expiry date if they choose, and can delete it permanently.
In GoTo's own words
Who can record
GoTo“Organizers and co-organizers can record the meeting and make it available for anyone to view at a later time.”
support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-record-a-meeting
What it takes in
GoTo“When a meeting is recorded, the presenter's screen, audio conference, and any shared applications are included.”
support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-record-a-meeting
Everybody is told
GoTo“The Record icon glows, and attendees see a notification that the meeting is being recorded.”
support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-record-a-meeting
Stopping it
GoTo“To pause or stop your recording, select Record again.”
support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-record-a-meeting
Ending the session
GoTo“you can end the session which will stop the recording as well as end the session for everyone.”
support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-record-a-meeting
One file
GoTo“Pausing and resuming will not break up the recording into multiple files.”
support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-record-a-meeting
Transcripts need both switches
GoTo“reach out to your account admin to make sure both cloud recording and transcriptions are enabled.”
support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-use-goto-transcriptions
What else is kept
GoTo“View meeting details including meeting title, date, duration, talk time, and attendees.”
support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-use-goto-transcriptions
The chat too
GoTo“View the public chat transcript from the session.”
support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-use-goto-transcriptions
Sharing
GoTo“Enable link sharing, specify shared meeting content, copy share link, and set expiration date on share links.”
support.goto.com/meeting/help/how-do-i-use-goto-transcriptions
Read on 10 November 2026 from GoTo's own help pages. Something changed? Tell us.
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