How to create and invite into a group

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You can create a WhatsApp group with up to 1024 members.

Create a group

  1. Tap
    New Chat (speech bubble with plus sign within square)
    > New group.
  2. Search for or select contacts to add to the group.
    • If a contact doesn’t have WhatsApp, they’ll be sent an SMS invite.
  3. Tap
    New Chat Arrow (right arrow within square)
    .
    • You can choose to add a name for the group.
      • The name limit is 100 characters.
      • Tap
        Emoji (smiley face)
        to add an emoji.
    • Tap
      Camera (camera)
      to add a group icon. Tap Camera, Gallery, Emoji & stickers, or Search web to add an image.
      • You might also have the option to generate and use an AI image. Learn how in this article.
    • Tap Disappearing messages and select 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days to turn on disappearing messages.
    • Tap Group permissions to edit permissions for members and admins.
  4. Tap
    New Chat Checkmark (checkmark within square)
    .

Create a group from a chat

  1. Go to chat that you want to create a group from.
  2. Tap
    More (three vertical dots)
    > New group.
Note: If you don’t add a group name, the name will be a list of the users in the group.

Invite contacts to group

  1. Open the group chat and tap the group name.
  2. Tap Add and select contacts.
    • If a contact doesn’t have WhatsApp, they’ll be sent an SMS invite.
  3. Tap
    Checkmark (checkmark within square)
    .
You can also tap
More Options (three vertical dots)
, then tap Add members.
By default, only group admins can invite people to join a group by sharing a link or QR code.
  1. Open the group chat and tap the group name.
  2. Tap Invite via link.
    • Tap Send link via WhatsApp to send to link through WhatsApp. Select contacts, tap
      New Chat Arrow (right arrow within square)
      >
      Send (paper airplane within circle)
      .
    • Tap Copy link to copy the link. Paste the link to share.
    • Tap Share link to share the link through another app.
    • Tap QR code to generate a scannable QR code.
The admin can always make the previous invite link invalid and create a new one. To reset the link, go to Invite group link and tap Reset link > Reset link > OK. Once an invite link has been reset, the previous link can’t be restored.
Note: Any WhatsApp user you share an invite link with can join the group, so only use this feature with people you trust. It’s possible for someone to forward the link to other people, who could then join the group without additional approval from the group admin.

Invite contacts who don’t have WhatsApp to a group

  1. Open the group chat and tap the group name.
  2. Tap Add and select contacts.
  3. Select contact.
  4. Tap
    Checkmark (checkmark within square)
    .
    • If prompted, select Allow to be able to send and view SMS messages through WhatsApp.
  5. Enter a message.
  6. Tap Invite via SMS.
Group admins can change group settings to allow members to invite others to a group.
  1. Open the group chat, then tap the group name.
  2. Tap Group permissions.
  3. Choose to turn on Invite via group link.
    • When turned on, any member of the group can share a link to invite people to join the group.
    • When turned off, only admins can create a link to invite people to join the group.
Note: If Approve new members is turned on, admins will still need to approve new members. Learn more about how to change group admin settings in this article.

Manage group invitations

Group admins can check if the group has any pending invites. Members who have sent an invite can also check the status of their invitation.
  1. Open the group and tap the group name.
  2. Tap Manage invites.

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