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# Update member add mode

> Controls who is allowed to add new members to the group.



## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi.evolution-v2.json POST /group/updateMemberAddMode/{instance}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Evolution V2 Layer
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Pilot Status API Layer — Evolution V2. Base URL
    `https://pilotstatus.com.br/api/layer/evolution-v2`. Authenticate with the
    `apikey` header (your Pilot Status `ps_` key). Instance/session endpoints
    are NOT available through the layer.
servers:
  - url: https://pilotstatus.com.br/api/layer/evolution-v2
security:
  - apiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Call & Business
  - name: Chat
  - name: Group
  - name: Label
  - name: Message
  - name: Profile
  - name: Settings & Proxy
  - name: Storage (S3)
  - name: Template
paths:
  /group/updateMemberAddMode/{instance}:
    post:
      tags:
        - Group
      summary: Update member add mode
      description: Controls who is allowed to add new members to the group.
      operationId: post__group_updateMemberAddMode_instance
      parameters:
        - name: instance
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: The number's display name in the Pilot Status dashboard.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                groupJid:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Group JID (may also be sent as a `groupJid` query
                    parameter).
                  example: 120363000000000000@g.us
                mode:
                  type: string
                  description: One of `admin_add`, `all_member_add`.
                  example: admin_add
              required:
                - groupJid
                - mode
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success — provider-native response body.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: >-
                  Result of toggling whether non-admin members may add
                  participants. NOTE: this endpoint is not implemented in the
                  inspected source (no router/controller/service entry); shape
                  follows the standard Evolution acknowledgement for a
                  boolean-ish group setting action.
                properties:
                  updateMemberAddMode:
                    type: string
                    description: >-
                      Result of the operation; 'success' when the member-add
                      mode was updated.
                    enum:
                      - success
              example:
                updateMemberAddMode: success
        default:
          description: Error — provider or layer error.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: integer
                  error:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  response:
                    type: object
              example:
                status: 400
                error: Bad Request
                message: Invalid payload
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apikey
      description: >-
        Your Pilot Status API key (ps_...). Evolution GO also accepts
        `Authorization: Bearer <key>`.

````