Keep the bots out. Let your people in.
Share a Whosentya gate instead of your raw invite link. Joiners answer your questions and verify their phone, so every request comes with a real person and a real answer to “Who sent you?”
- 30-day free trial
- Set up in minutes
- “Rae sent me”
- “Deep Ellum dance social”
- “Austin dinner, table 4”
- “Tuesday run club”
- “Friend of Jordan”
- “Alumni, class of ’19”
An invite link is a key that works for anyone. One question tells you who’s real.
A doorman for your group, in three steps
You already ask new people who sent them. Whosentya asks before the request lands, checks the person is real, and puts the answer right where you need it.
- 1
Create a gate
Write a few questions only a real member could answer. No technical setup, no code.
- 2
Share the gate
Post your gate link instead of the invite. Joiners answer, confirm their phone with a one-time code, and pay $1 if your gate asks for it.
- 3
Approve in seconds
See who is verified and what they said. When the request shows up in WhatsApp, match the number (or @username) and tap approve. No more DMing strangers.
Here’s what happens. It takes about a minute.
The admin set up a gate to keep bots out of their group. You answer their questions, prove you’re a real person, and you’re in.
- 1Answer a few questionsLike who sent you. Only the admin sees your answers.
- 2Confirm your phoneA one-time code checks you control the number. That’s it.
- 3Tap to open WhatsAppA one-time button takes you to the group. Some gates ask for $1 first.
A friendly doorman with a clipboard. Not a security checkpoint.
Your approval is the real gate
We never pretend a hidden link is security. We make sure you only approve people we’ve verified.
Proof over profiling
We verify the phone number that will join, and nothing more. No profiles, no ID documents.
We’re not a contact list
We store as little as possible, delete it on a schedule, and never offer exports.
Minutes, not a weekend
No technical knowledge needed. It should never create more work than it saves.
Simple on both sides of the door
Monthly plans for group admins, priced by how many gates you run.
For group admins
From 3 to 50 live gates
- Your own questions on every gate
- Phone verification for every joiner
- Review list with every answer, on your phone
- Optional $1 joiner check, on or off
Card required for the trial; cancel online any time before it ends and you won't be charged.
Running a large community? Talk to us.
For joiners: $0, or $1 once on gates that ask
The dollar isn't a membership fee. It's a filter that covers verifying you, and it's the one thing bots almost never do. It goes to Whosentya, not the group admin.
Good questions at the door
No. It never touches your group. WhatsApp has no public way to approve join requests automatically, and we won’t build anything that breaks its rules. You still tap approve in WhatsApp; we just make sure you know who you’re approving.
Links leak eventually. Turn on join approvals in WhatsApp and only approve numbers that show up verified in Whosentya. A leaked link then gets someone nowhere.
Only what the gate needs: the verified number (encrypted), the answers, and a WhatsApp username if the joiner adds one, shown to that gate’s admins. Requests are deleted 30 days after an admin decides, or after 60 days if nobody does, and we never sell, share or export them.
People who aren’t your contacts may show up in WhatsApp as an @username instead of a number. Joiners can add their username on the gate, and you can search for it. The phone check still applies to everyone.
No tool can promise that, and we won’t. Verification and the optional $1 make joining expensive for bots and easy for people. Your judgment on the answers still matters.
Put a doorman on your group today.
Try it free for 30 days. Your first gate takes a few minutes.
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