How to join a family Circle on Avísame from an invitation

Updated November 10, 2026

To join someone’s Circle, open the invitation link on your phone. If Avísame is already installed, the link opens your invitation in the app. If it is not, get the app, create your account, then go back to the message and tap the same link again. A QR code works the same way: after installing, scan it again, or open Avísame and tap Add, then Scan a QR code.

If you already have Avísame

Tap the invitation link on your phone. It opens Avísame and shows who invited you.

If you are signed in to a different account than the one you want to use, sign out first, then tap the link again.

If you are new to Avísame

Tap Get the app on the invitation page, or go to getavisame.com/download.

Install Avísame and create your account in the app. Accounts are made in the app, not on the website.

Go back to the message or email with your invitation and tap the link again. This time it opens in the app and you join the Circle.

Installing does not carry the invitation over by itself, which is why the second tap matters.

Joining with a QR code

Point your phone camera at the code, or open Avísame and tap Add, then Scan a QR code.

A QR code lasts 24 hours. If it has expired, ask the person to show a new one.

When the link does not work

“This link is not valid”: it may have expired or been used. Ask the person to send a new invitation.

“This invitation was already used”: it was accepted already. Open Avísame and sign in with the account that accepted it.

Joining means you and that person can share with each other. Nothing is shared until you turn it on, and you can leave a Circle at any time.

Questions

Do I need the app to join a Circle?

Yes. You join and take part from the Avísame app on your phone. The website is for signing in to your account and plan.

I installed the app but I am not in the Circle. What now?

Go back to the invitation message and tap the link again, or ask the person to show you their QR code and scan it from Avísame (Add, then Scan a QR code).

Does joining cost anything?

No. Free covers a Circle of 2 people. A bigger Circle needs the owner’s Plus plan, which covers everyone in it.

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