This wikiHow teaches you how to invite users who are not on your friends list to a Facebook group. You need to know the email address or the user in question needs to submit an access request to the group page.
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Method 1 of 3: Via iPhone
Step 1. Open the Facebook app
If prompted, enter the account username or password, then touch the “ Log in " ("Enter").
Step 2. Touch the button
This menu bar button is at the bottom of the screen.
Step 3. Touch the Groups option (“Groups”)
Step 4. Touch the desired group to invite people to the group
If you want to create a new group, touch the “ Create Group ” (“Create Group”).
Step 5. Touch the Add Members button
Step 6. Enter the email address of the user you want to invite
You can add multiple email addresses at once.
Step 7. Touch the Done button
An invitation to join the group will be sent to the recipient's email address. He can click on the link and log in using his Facebook account to join the group.
If you create a new group, this button is marked with the label “ Next ” (“Next”).
Method 2 of 3: Via Android Device
Step 1. Open the Facebook app
If prompted, enter the account username or password, then touch the “ Log in " ("Enter").
Step 2. Touch the button
This menu bar button is at the top of the screen.
Step 3. Touch the Groups option (“Groups”)
Step 4. Touch the desired group to invite people to the group
If you want to create a new group, touch the “ Create Group ” (“Create Group”).
Step 5. Touch the Add Members option
Step 6. Enter the email address of the user you want to invite
You can enter multiple email addresses at once.
Step 7. Touch the Done button
An invitation to join the group will be sent to the recipient's email address. He can click on the link and log in using his Facebook account to join the group.
If you create a new group, this button is marked with the label “ Next ” (“Next”).
Method 3 of 3: Via Desktop Site
Step 1. Visit the Facebook site via a web browser
If prompted, enter a username and click the “ Log in ”.
Step 2. Click the Groups button (“Groups”)
It's in the left sidebar of the page.
Step 3. Click the desired group to invite people to the group
If you want to create a new group, click the button “ Create Group ” (“Create Group”) in the upper right corner of the screen.
Step 4. Click Add Friends to Group (“Add Friends to Group”)
It's in the upper-right corner of the screen, below the “ Members " ("Member").
Step 5. Enter the email address of the user you want to invite
- You can enter multiple email addresses in the field and separate each address with a comma.
- If you create a new group, this column will be labeled “ Members " ("Member").
Step 6. Click Invite (“Invite”)
An invitation to join the group will be sent to the recipient's email address. He can click on the link and log in using his Facebook account to join the group.
- If you create a new group, this button is marked with the label “ Create ” (“Create Group”).
- Alternatively, you can copy and paste the group URL and then send it via Facebook message or text message (as long as you have the recipient's phone number). From that page, the recipient can click the “ Join Group ” (“Join the Group”). If the group is closed/private, you need to accept the access request. This method cannot be followed if the group in question is a secret group.
