A total of 24 teams per gender - 96 athletes total - will qualify for the Paris Games. 

As the host country, France will receive one team spot in each gender event. Each country will only qualify a maximum of four teams (two per gender).

The remaining 23 teams per gender can qualify one of three ways:

1. By winning the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships. The top men and women's teams will automatically receive a quota spot for Paris. 
2. The top 17 teams (for each gender) ranked in the FIVB Olympic Ranking will earn spots. The rankings are based upon results between Jan. 1, 2023 to June 10, 2024. 
3. The last five spots will be contended for at five Continental Olympic Tournaments. Team spots are guaranteed to the winning teams at each Continental Tournament.

The first team to win two sets wins the match. The first two sets are played to 21 points each. Should each team win a set, a third set is played to 15 points. The first team to win 15 points wins the set and therefore the match.

For both men and women, the Olympic beach volleyball competition consists of two stages: preliminary rounds and single elimination.

Olympic beach volleyball score is measured in sets, not games. The first team to win two sets wins the match. The first two sets are played to 21 points each. Should each team win a set, a third set is played to 15 points. The first team to win 15 points wins the set and therefore the match.

In the preliminary rounds, the 24 teams (of each gender) are divided into six pools of four teams. The teams then follow a round-robin format, playing each of the other three teams in their pool once. Two points are awarded to the winner of a pool match, one point goes to the loser, and zero points are awarded to a forfeiting team. After all pool matches have been played, each team is ranked within its pool based on the total number of points. If there is a tie, the ranking is based on head-to-head play. If teams from different pools are tied, the ranking is determined by the ratio of matches won/lost, the ratio of sets won/lost, and the ratio of points won/lost during pool play.

For the single elimination round, the winner of a match progresses, the loser is eliminated. The tournament continues in single elimination format until the semifinals, after which the two winning teams compete for the gold medal and the two losing teams play in the bronze-medal match.