# Groups API FAQ | Developer Documentation

<div id="bkmrk-groups-api-faqupdate">## Groups API FAQ

<div><span>Updated: Oct 22, 2025</span></div><div id="bkmrk-what-happens-when-i-"><div id="bkmrk-what-happens-when-i--1"><div>#### What happens when I delete a group?

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<span>No members, including you, will be able to message the group.</span><span>If any messages or statuses were received by Cloud API before the group was deleted, you may still receive webhooks for those.</span><div id="bkmrk-why-can%E2%80%99t-a-particip"><div id="bkmrk-why-can%E2%80%99t-a-particip-1"><div>#### Why can’t a participant join the group using my invite link?

</div></div></div><div>Some possible reasons include:</div>
<span>The invite link may have been deleted.</span><span>You may have removed the participant from the group previously.</span><span>The group may already be full.</span><div id="bkmrk-how-can-i-send-my-in"><div id="bkmrk-how-can-i-send-my-in-1"><div>#### How can I send my invite link to users?

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<span>You can send the invite link over a 1:1 conversation.</span><span>A new utility template is available in the [Template Library<span>⁠</span>](https://business.facebook.com/wa/manage/template-library) to [send group invite links](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/groups-api-developer-documentation).</span><span>You may also create custom, free-form marketing templates.</span><div id="bkmrk-what-countries-is-gr"><div id="bkmrk-what-countries-is-gr-1"><div>#### What countries is Groups available in?

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<span>Groups is available in [all countries Cloud API is available in](/books/meta-whatsapp/page/faqs-developer-documentation).</span></div>