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Getting Started

Create your first waitlist in under 5 minutes.

Create an Account

  1. Go to Sign Up
  2. Enter your email address and choose a password (8+ characters)
  3. You’re in — your account starts with a 7-day free trial that includes all Pro plan features

Your account automatically gets a personal API key (prefixed mew_live_) that is shown once during registration. Copy and save it securely — it will not be displayed again. You can regenerate your API key later from the Account page if needed.

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No credit card is required to start your free trial. You can upgrade to a paid plan anytime from the pricing page.

Create Your First Waitlist

  1. Go to the Dashboard
  2. Click Create Waitlist
  3. Enter a name for your waitlist (e.g., “Beta Access” or “Launch Day”)
  4. Click Create

That’s it. Your waitlist is live and ready to accept signups.

Share Your Waitlist

Every waitlist gets two ways to collect signups:

Hosted Signup Page

Each waitlist has a hosted page at:

https://makeemwait.com/waitlist.html?id=YOUR_WAITLIST_ID

Copy the link from the dashboard by clicking Copy Link on any waitlist card.

Embeddable Widget

Drop a self-contained widget on any website. Click Embed on any waitlist card to copy the embed code:

<script src="https://makeemwait.com/assets/js/embed.js"
        data-waitlist-id="YOUR_WAITLIST_ID"></script>

The widget uses Shadow DOM for style isolation and works on any site. See the Embed Widget docs for full details.

What Happens When Someone Signs Up

  1. They enter their email on the signup form
  2. They get a unique referral link they can share with friends
  3. Every friend who signs up through their link boosts their position on the waitlist
  4. They see the top referrer’s count as a target to beat, encouraging more sharing

This viral loop is what makes MakeEmWait different — your waitlist grows itself.

View Your Signups

From the dashboard, click View Details on any waitlist card to open the detail page. There you’ll find:

  • Stat cards — total signups, referral signups, viral rate, and top referrer
  • Signups table — searchable, sortable, and filterable list of all signups
  • Analytics — daily signup trends and UTM breakdowns (Pro)
  • Export to CSV — download all signup data as a spreadsheet (Basic+)

You can also view signups programmatically using the API or set up webhooks for real-time alerts.

Configure Your Waitlist

Click Edit on any waitlist card to customize:

  • Headline and subheadline — customize what users see on the signup form
  • Hero image — add a logo or product image
  • Name and phone fields — require, make optional, or hide
  • Custom questions — add up to 10 questions (text, dropdown, or checkbox)
  • Social proof — show “X people are already in line” on forms (enabled by default)
  • Consent checkbox — collect consent with customizable text
  • Referral boost — control how many positions each referral is worth (default: 1)
  • Close/pause — stop accepting signups when you’re ready to launch
  • Webhooks — send signup data to your own server, Slack, or Discord (Pro)
  • Domain restrictions — limit signups to specific email domains (Advanced+)
  • Position offset — inflate position numbers for social proof (Advanced+)
  • Bot protection — built-in honeypot blocks automated signups

See Creating Waitlists for the full configuration reference.

Next Steps

  • Creating Waitlists — full configuration reference for all waitlist settings
  • Embed Widget — add a signup form to any website with one line of code
  • FAQ — frequently asked questions about features, migration, and security
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