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WhatsApp Group Invite Links: How to Make One, Reset It, and Move a Whole Group With One Link

By The Nadeemi team · Checked on

Part of: Family privacy online: photos, children and quieter networks

Checked against WhatsApp's and Signal's help pages and our own app, 10 November 2026. Menu names differ a little between iPhone, Android and app versions.

An invite link is the quiet hero of every group chat. One line of text, pasted once, and a cousin in another city, a new parent at the school gate, or forty people from a wedding are all in the same conversation. It is also, if you are careless with it, an open door: anyone who holds the link can walk in.

This guide covers both sides: how to use WhatsApp group links well, how to close the door when a link leaks, and how to use the same idea to move an entire group somewhere new.

Short answer: in WhatsApp, open the group, tap its name, then Invite via link (iPhone: Invite to Group via Link). You can send, copy or show a QR code. If the link leaks, tap Reset link: the old one stops working at once. To decide who gets in, turn on Approve new participants in Group settings. Remember that everyone who joins can see the other members' phone numbers unless they use WhatsApp's username feature where it is available.

Only admins can make or share the group link.

  1. Open the group chat and tap the group name at the top.
  2. Tap Invite via link (on iPhone it may read Invite to Group via Link).
  3. Choose Send link via WhatsApp, Copy link, Share link, or QR code.

The link looks like `chat.whatsapp.com/` followed by a code. Anyone with it can open a preview showing the group's name and photo and tap Join, unless approval is on (below).

If the link was posted somewhere public, forwarded beyond the people you meant, or you simply want a fresh start:

  1. Group name > Invite via link.
  2. Tap Reset link and confirm.

The old link stops working immediately and cannot be brought back. People who try it are told the link was reset. Send the new link only to the people you want.

How to approve new participants before they join

WhatsApp added an admin switch for this:

  1. Group name > Group settings (on some versions: Group permissions).
  2. Turn on Approve new participants.

Now, someone who opens the link sees Request to join instead of joining straight away, and admins accept or reject each request. It is off by default, so turn it on for any group whose link might travel. We compare how WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Nadeemi handle this in how to approve new members in a group chat.

A good habit: if a group includes people who do not know each other (a school class, a building, a club), turn on approval, keep the link out of public posts, and reset it once everyone is in.

The same trick that fills a WhatsApp group can empty it into a new home. Plenty of families and friend groups want to move for one reason or another: the ads in the Updates tab, numbers on show to strangers, or simply wanting a calmer place. The hard part is never the app; it is getting everyone to the same door at the same time. One link solves that.

How it works on Nadeemi, step by step (we build it, so read with that in mind):

  1. Make a free account (a username and a password; no phone number, email optional).
  2. Tap Bring your group, name the group, and choose Anyone with the link or Only people I let in.
  3. Send the link to your old WhatsApp group with one sentence: "From today our photos and plans go here. Tap the link, make a free account (about 1 minute), and you are in."
  4. Each person taps it, signs up, and lands straight in the group chat. Phones that install Nadeemi first keep the invite.
  5. Optional: once people have joined, bring the old messages across. Export the WhatsApp chat (group name > Export chat > Without media) and choose the file; it is read on your phone and sent into the new chat.

Nadeemi's group links can be set to expire (1 hour, 1 day, 7 days, 30 days or never), to stop after a number of joins, to need your approval, and can be revoked at any time. The link preview shows only "You are invited to a group chat", not the group's name or members. Our step-by-step plan for families is in how to move a family group off WhatsApp.

Common problems

FAQ

How do I get a WhatsApp group invite link? Open the group, tap the group name, then Invite via link (iPhone: Invite to Group via Link). Only admins can see it. Send, copy, share or show the QR code.

How do I stop an old WhatsApp group link from working? Group name > Invite via link > Reset link. The old link stops working at once and cannot be restored.

Can I approve people before they join with the link? Yes. Turn on Approve new participants in Group settings. People who open the link then send a request and admins accept or reject it.

Can people who join see my phone number? In WhatsApp, members can see each other's numbers, unless you use a username where the feature is available; people who already saved your number still see it. Apps without phone numbers, such as Nadeemi, show only a name and @username.

Can I move a WhatsApp group to another app with one link? Yes. Create the group in the new app, make an invite link, and post it in the old group. On Nadeemi, each person who taps it signs up and lands straight in the chat, and you can import the old messages from a WhatsApp export.

Sources (checked 10 November 2026)

Names of other apps are trademarks of their owners, used only for comparison. Nadeemi is not affiliated with any of them.

Drafted with AI help and checked by a person on the date above.

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