How Invite Links Work in BaatLo

You’ve created a group on BaatLo. Added the first expense. Everything’s set up and ready to go.

Now you just need to get everyone else in.

This is where most group tools fall apart. You ask five people to sign up, three say they will, one forgets, and the last one asks if they need to download something. A week later, you’re still the only person in the group — tracking expenses solo like a very dedicated accountant nobody hired – That thankless job nobody wants to do but everybody cares about at the end of your event be it a trip, office outing, party, or even at the end of the month.

BaatLo’s invite links exist to skip that entire mess.

What’s an Invite Link?

Every group in BaatLo has a unique invite link. It’s a shareable URL — no app store, no download, no installation. You send the link, they click it, they’re in.

That’s the whole process.

The link lives inside your group settings, ready to copy whenever you need it. Drop it in a WhatsApp chat, paste it in a text, email it — whatever works for your group.

What Happens When Someone Clicks the Link

This depends on whether they already have a BaatLo account or not.

If they already have an account: They’ll be taken straight to BaatLo. If they’re logged in, they join the group instantly. If they’re not logged in, they’ll sign in first and then land in the group. One step, maybe two. Done.

If they don’t have an account yet: They’ll see a sign-up page. Once they create an account — which takes about a minute — they’re automatically added to the group. No extra steps, no needing to find the link again, no “now go search for the group and request to join.” The link remembers why they’re there.

This auto-join-after-signup flow is the part that saves the most friction. Without it, you’d have to send the link again, or manually add them, or explain how to find the group. With it, one click handles everything.

Where to Share the Link (and When)

The best time to share an invite link is before the expenses start — not during, not after.

Planning a trip? Drop the link in the group chat when you’re booking the hotel, not when you’re already arguing about who paid for the cab from the airport. Setting up a flat group? Send it when the roommate arrangement is confirmed, not three months in when everyone’s lost track of who bought the last gas cylinder.

Early sharing means everyone’s in the group from day one, and expenses get logged as they happen instead of reconstructed from memory later.

As for where to share it — wherever your group already talks. If it’s a WhatsApp group, paste it there. If it’s a Telegram chat, drop it there. If it’s your college friend circle that still communicates exclusively through Instagram DMs for reasons nobody can explain, send it there. The link works everywhere because it’s just a URL.

Pro tip: If you’re the group creator, pin the invite link in your group chat. New people join the trip or the flat? They can tap the pinned link without you having to dig it out and resend it.

What About People Who Won’t Click Any Link?

There’s always someone who won’t. They’ll happily eat the biryani, split the Uber, and enjoy the Airbnb — but ask them to tap a link and create a free account, and suddenly they’re very busy.

That’s what Ghost Members are for. You can add someone to your BaatLo group by name — no account needed. Their share gets tracked, their balance gets calculated, and when it’s time to settle up, you handle their portion offline (cash, UPI, bank transfer) and record it in BaatLo.

Ghost Members are the fallback for the truly resistant. Invite links are for everyone else.

Quick Recap

• Every group has an invite link in the group settings
• Share it wherever your group communicates
• People with accounts join instantly; new users sign up and auto-join
• Share the link early — before expenses start piling up
• For people who won’t sign up at all, use Ghost Members instead

Ready to set up your group? Create one on BaatLo, grab the invite link, and get everyone in before the first expense hits.