# Read and copy a meeting summary

Find the AI summary of a recorded meeting, copy it, and see who gets the email and Slack recap.

After the meeting agent records a meeting, Brev writes a summary and sends recaps. Read it on the meeting's Overview tab.

To read and copy the summary:

1. Open a past meeting the agent was scheduled for. It opens on the **Overview** tab.
2. Read the **Summary** section.
3. To copy it, click the copy button beside the Summary heading (tooltip 'Copy summary').

> **Tip: Success check**
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> Brev shows 'Summary copied to clipboard'. Paste it anywhere.

Under the summary, use the thumbs up and down buttons to tell Brev whether it was accurate.

## When there is no summary {#no-summary}

- **Summary Still Processing**: It's taking longer than expected. Refresh the page.
- **No Summary Available**: The transcript didn't have enough in it for a summary.
- **Notetaker did not join, Recording Failed, Recording Cancelled**: Nothing was recorded, so there is nothing to summarize.
- **Hidden by meeting host**: The host turned on [Host only](https://help.brev.io/meeting-privacy/#host-only).

## Who gets the recap {#recaps}

- Email and Slack recaps go out after the meeting. Each can go to Host Only, Host & Brev Users or All Participants, as set in [E-mail and Slack settings](https://help.brev.io/settings-ai-meeting-agent/#recap-delivery).
- Slack recaps arrive as direct messages.
- A locked meeting's recaps go to the host only. See [Lock down a meeting](https://help.brev.io/lock-down-a-meeting/).

## How long Brev keeps a recording {#kept}

Brev keeps a meeting's recording for as long as the meeting exists. Deleting the meeting deletes the recording.

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