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title: "Duplicate guests"
description: "How Eventi handles the same phone number twice."
canonical: https://app.ueventi.com/docs/en/articles/duplicate-guests
last_updated: 2026-10-14
language: en
collection: Troubleshooting
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# Duplicate guests

How Eventi handles the same phone number twice.

All collections: [Troubleshooting](https://app.ueventi.com/docs/en/troubleshooting)

Each phone number can appear only once per event. This keeps guests from getting the same invitation twice.

- **Adding by hand:** you'll see "A guest with this phone number already exists."
- **Importing:** rows with the same number twice in the file are marked "duplicate in file" and skipped. Numbers already on your list are skipped too.

## Two people share one phone

Add them as one guest and set the **Party size** to 2. When they reply, they can tell you how many are coming.

## The same person under two names

If the numbers are different, both get an invitation. Open the extra entry and click **Delete guest**.

## Related articles

- [A message wasn't delivered](https://app.ueventi.com/docs/en/articles/message-not-delivered.md): Why a message can fail, and what to do about it.
- [A guest says they didn't get the invitation](https://app.ueventi.com/docs/en/articles/guest-didnt-get-invitation.md): A quick checklist to find out what happened.
- [Sending to guests in other countries](https://app.ueventi.com/docs/en/articles/supported-countries.md): Guests can be anywhere. Here's what to know about international numbers.
- [I changed the date or venue after sending](https://app.ueventi.com/docs/en/articles/changed-event-details.md): Send the updated invitation to guests who got the old details.