How can I configure my group to be invite only ? I do not want random people joining in

Platform: Desktop windows

App version number, if a mobile app issue:

Browser, if a website issue:

Description of problem: Hi im trying to make a project with friends but I do not want random people joining in, i dont find any setting in the group preferences to make it invite only

Are you making a collection or traditional project? On a collection project you add your friends to the “Include Users” field.

On a traditional project you should set the membership model to invite only.

You may be interested in these help pages:

https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000176472-understanding-projects-on-inaturalist

https://help.inaturalist.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000176699-collection-project-observation-requirements-settings

3 Likes

I assume this is the project?

Just noting you cannot stop people from joining a collection project, but as @thomaseverest said you can control whose observations appear in the project via the Users requirement.

2 Likes

This would be a nice feature; like if checking the box under “Project Members Only” generated a private link for joining the project. I’ve had a couple cases where I wanted to limit participation to a specific group of people, but I wanted inclusion to be voluntary within that group.

1 Like

Thank you everyone