About the Groups Members API

The Groups Members API provides functionality for managing group members.

The Groups Members API allows you to:

Who can see a group and add group members to a group

The visibility of a group and how a site member can join it is defined with its privacyStatus.

  • Public: Anyone can see the group and its content. Anyone can join the group.
  • Private: Anyone can see the group, but only group members can view its content. In order to join the group, site members must submit a join group request.
  • Secret: Only group members and admins can see the group. It is not possible for site members to submit a join group request. Instead, group members and admins can add new members.

Terminology

  • Group settings: Group specific settings. Includes whether members can see the full group member list or invite new members. Wix users can also manage settings in the dashboard.
  • Join group request: Request submitted by a site member to join a private group. The request can be approved or rejected by a group admin.
  • Roles: Role a site visitor has in a group.
    • Anonymous: Site visitor that isn't logged in.
    • Site member: Site visitor that is logged in but not a group member.
    • Group member: Site member that has joined a group.
    • Group admin: Group member with additional permissions. The creator of a group is automatically a group admin.
    • Wix Groups Manager: Member, Wix user or Wix app with full management permissions. Wix users are always Wix Groups Managers.
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