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## Resource: Introduction

## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/crm/community/groups/member-management/join-requests/introduction.md

## Article Content:

# About the Join Group Requests API

The Join Group Requests API provides functionality for managing requests to join a group.
 
The Join Group Requests API allows you to:

 + [Approve](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/crm/community/groups/join-requests/approve-join-group-requests.md) or [reject](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/crm/community/groups/join-requests/reject-join-group-requests.md) requests to join a group. 
 + [List](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/crm/community/groups/join-requests/list-join-group-requests.md) or [query](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/crm/community/groups/join-requests/query-join-group-requests.md) requests to join a group.

## Before you begin
It is important to note that this module is only relevant for [private groups](#group-privacy-settings). 
  
## Group privacy settings
Group admins determine how site members can join a group with `group.privacyStatus`.
+ If a group's privacy level is set to `PRIVATE`, a site member can request to join the group on a site's [Groups List](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-groups-about-your-groups-pages#groups-group-list).
  + Only group admins can approve or reject member requests to join the group, unless the group setting `membersCanApprove` is set to `true`. Then, any group member can approve or reject member requests to join.
  + When a site member's request to join the group is approved, the member is added to the group. 
+ If a group's privacy level is set to `PUBLIC`, a site member can join the group immediately without submitting a request to join. 
+ If a group's privacy level is set to `SECRET`, only site members added by an existing group member can join the group, no request to join is necessary. 
+ When a group's `privacyStatus` is updated from `PRIVATE` to `PUBLIC`, all pending join requests for that group are automatically approved. When a group's `privacyStatus` is updated from `PRIVATE` to `SECRET`, all pending join requests for that group are automatically rejected.

## Terminology
- **Groups list:** [List of groups](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-groups-about-your-groups-pages#groups-group-list) displayed in the Wix Groups app home page.

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