How to Invite Someone to an Amino Community

Amino is a mobile-first social platform built around niche communities — fandoms, hobbies, gaming, anime, and more. Each community operates like its own mini-social network, with posts, chats, and member roles. If you've found a community you love and want to bring someone in, the invite process is straightforward — but how it works depends on a few factors worth understanding.

What "Inviting" Actually Means on Amino

Unlike platforms where you add individual friends, Amino is community-based. Inviting someone means sharing a link or code that takes them directly to a specific community, not to your personal profile. Once they join, they become a member of that community and can interact with everyone there.

There's no built-in "friend invite" button that works the way Facebook or Discord's direct invite system does. Instead, invitations happen through shareable community links, which anyone can use to join — provided the community is set to open or invite-only access.

How to Find and Share Your Community's Invite Link

The most reliable method for inviting someone uses the community's unique link or join code.

On mobile (iOS or Android):

1. Open the Amino app and navigate to the community you want to share
2. Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) or the community's profile/settings icon, usually found at the top of the community feed
3. Look for "Share Community" or "Invite People"
4. A shareable link will generate — you can copy it, send it via DMs, or share it through external apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, or text message

The generated link typically opens the Amino app directly if the recipient has it installed, or redirects them to the App Store/Google Play if they don't.

Sharing Through Amino's Built-In Chat

If the person you're inviting is already on Amino (just not in your community yet), you can send them the community link directly through Amino's private messaging system.

1. Go to the community page
2. Tap the share option
3. Select "Share via Amino Chat"
4. Choose the contact or conversation you want to send it to

This is the cleanest method when both people are already using the app, since tapping the link in-chat will prompt them to join immediately.

Using a Community Code Instead of a Link

Some communities use a join code — a short alphanumeric string — instead of a full URL. This is common for communities that prefer a slightly more controlled entry point.

To use a join code, the recipient needs to:

1. Open Amino
2. Tap the discover or search icon
3. Enter the code in the search bar
4. Select the community from results and tap Join

As an inviter, you'd find the join code in the same share/invite menu where the link appears. Not all communities have this enabled — it depends on how the community leader has configured the settings.

Access Levels Affect How Invites Work 🔒

This is where individual setups start to matter. Amino communities fall into different access categories:

If a community is invite-only or approval-based, the person you invite will land on a waiting screen or need to submit a join request. Whether that request gets approved depends entirely on the community's moderation team — not on who sent the invite.

As a regular member, you can share the link, but you won't have the authority to approve anyone unless you hold a Curator or Leader role in that community.

When You're a Leader or Curator

Community leaders and curators have more direct tools. Inside community management settings, leaders can:

• Generate fresh invite links
• Set link expiry or usage limits (in some versions of the app)
• Approve or deny pending join requests
• Directly promote members or adjust visibility settings

If you're managing a community and want to control who gets in, these tools matter more than the standard share link. The level of control available can vary depending on which version of the Amino app is installed and whether the platform has rolled out newer moderation features to your community.

What the Person You're Inviting Needs

For the invite to work on their end, the recipient should ideally:

• Have the Amino app installed (iOS or Android) — the web version has limited functionality
• Create an Amino account if they don't already have one — joining any community requires registration
• Have a compatible OS version — older devices running outdated iOS or Android versions may have trouble with current Amino builds

If they're brand new to Amino, the invite link actually doubles as an onboarding path — tapping it will walk them through account creation before depositing them into the community.

The Part That Depends on Your Situation

The mechanics of sharing a link are consistent. But what happens next — whether the invite goes smoothly, whether the person needs approval, whether you have any control over that approval — comes down to your role in the community, how that community's access settings are configured, and what device and app version the recipient is using. 📱

Someone inviting a friend into a large open fandom community will have a completely different experience than a leader managing entries into a small, curated private group. The same action produces meaningfully different outcomes depending on those variables — and only you know which situation you're actually in.