Join or Request to Join a Shared World

Accept an invitation or request access to a public Shared World.

Join through a direct invitation, or request access from a public World when the owner allows requests.

Accept or decline an invitation

  1. Tap the notification bell.
  2. Find and open the World invitation.
  3. Tap Accept or Decline.
  4. If accepted, wait for the World to load.
  5. Open Worlds > Joined Worlds to find it again.

Your visible edit and member controls depend on the role and permissions assigned by the owner.

Request to join a public World

  1. Open the public World.
  2. Open its action sheet.
  3. Tap Request To Join.
  4. Follow the confirmation shown in the app.
  5. Wait for the owner to respond.

The request option only appears when the World owner has enabled requests.

Find owned, joined, and contributed Worlds

Open Worlds, then choose:

  • My Worlds for Worlds you own.
  • Joined Worlds for Worlds where you are a member.
  • Contributed Worlds for public Worlds containing your accepted contributions.
Last reviewed
Jul 22, 2026
App version reviewed
3.7.76
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