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title: "Why I am not able to add someone to the WhatsApp group?"  
description: "Why I am not able to add someone to the WhatsApp group?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2021-12-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94542/why-i-am-not-able-to-add-someone-to-the-whatsapp-group  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["whatsapp", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Why I am not able to add someone to the WhatsApp group?

Why I am not able to [add someone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32485/if-i-add-someone-to-my-contact-list-but-the-other-person-is-not-having-my-number-stored-in-his-address-book-can-i-add-them-to-my-whatsapp-without-waiting-for-them-to-add-me) to the WhatsApp group?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![Why I am not able to add someone to the WhatsApp group?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/1c8cc013-cc3c-4287-859d-653032e630d6/images/df6a8735-a35f-4679-8cee-4b097dbc9ad0.jpeg) **\**

- **[WhatsApp](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94503/why-is-whatsapp-so-successful)** is giving users three levels of group invite privacy options, which users can select by going to the Settings screen in the WhatsApp app and then tapping Account > Privacy > Groups. These three options include:
- **Everyone:** This option allows any WhatsApp user to [add](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4883/5-signs-you-need-to-add-more-protein-to-your-diet) you to a group.
- **My Contacts:** This option lets anyone in your phone’s contacts add you to a group. If a WhatsApp user is not in your phone’s contacts, that user will not be able to add you to a group.
- **My Contacts Except:** This option will let anyone in your phone’s contacts add you to a group except for certain
- If someone tries to add you to a group but you don't have one of the above permissions, the group admin will be prompted to send you a private WhatsApp message inviting you to join. You'll have 72 hours to accept the invite before it expires, according to WhatsApp.

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**Read More[: How do I block a person from joining a WhatsApp group?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94546/how-do-i-block-a-person-from-joining-a-whatsapp-group)**

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