Add People to a Conversation

You can add participants directly in Group Messages and Private Groups.

Adding people allows you to immediately include additional members in a conversation or group activity.

Unlike invitations, adding people adds them instantly without requiring them to accept an invite.

Where You Can Add People

The Add People action is available in:

Group Messages
Private Groups inside a school

This action is not available in:

Direct Messages (DM)
Public Groups

Adding People in Group Messages

In Group Messages, when you select Add People:

A list of your friends will appear.
You can select one or more friends to add.
Only users in your friend list can be added.

Once confirmed, the selected friends are added to the conversation immediately.

Adding People in Private Groups

In a Private Group inside a school, when you choose Add Members:

You can select users from:

Your Friends
School Members

This allows private groups to include members who are already part of the school community.

Adding Friends Who Are Not in the School

If you add a friend who is not yet a member of the school:

The system will first automatically add them as a school member.
Then they will be added to the private group.

This helps simplify collaboration without requiring manual school invitations first.

Add vs Invite

Hischool distinguishes between adding members and inviting users.

Add People

The user is added immediately.
No acceptance is required.
Used inside active conversations or private groups.

Invite

A user receives an invite link or invite code.
They join by accepting the invitation.
Often used to allow people to join later.

See:
→ Invite Participants

Permissions

Your ability to add people may depend on:

Group permissions
Conversation settings
Your role within the group or conversation

Some groups may restrict member management to specific roles.

Best Practices

Add only users who are relevant to the discussion.
Inform participants when new members are added.
Avoid adding unnecessary users to private conversations.
Review participant lists regularly in large groups.

Common Issues

I cannot add someone

Possible reasons:

The group does not allow adding members.
You do not have permission to add users.
The conversation type does not support adding participants.

I cannot see a user in the list