Automate group chat invitations for new students

Purpose

1. Automatically invite newly registered aikido students to specific group chats to foster rapid integration, communication, and engagement within cohorts, ensuring timely updates, event notifications, class schedules, peer support, and direct instructor access.

2. Enhance student retention and participation by ensuring no manual steps are missed and every student is linked into relevant chat channels immediately upon joining or completing registration.

Trigger Conditions

1. New student registration submitted via web form or school management system.

2. Payment confirmation for a new student’s enrollment.

3. Addition of a new student record in the school’s CRM or database.

4. Update of student status to 'Active' in enrollment records.

5. Incoming student inquiry that meets qualification and is uploaded to the communication target list.

Platform Variants

1. WhatsApp Business API

• Feature: Auto-invite to WhatsApp group using /v1/groups endpoint.
  
• Sample: Configure trigger to POST student phone to /v1/groups/{groupID}/invite
  

2. Slack API

• Feature: Invite new users to channel with users.admin.invite and conversations.invite methods.
  
• Sample: POST user email to /api/users.admin.invite then POST to /api/conversations.invite with user ID.
  

3. Discord API

• Feature: Use POST /guilds/{guild.id}/members to invite student or send a group invitation link.
  
• Sample: Configure automation to send webhooks with user details.
  

4. Microsoft Teams Graph API

• Feature: Add member to team via POST /groups/{group-id}/members/$ref
  
• Sample: Trigger flow to add student’s Azure AD object.
  

5. Telegram Bot API

• Feature: Use invite link via createChatInviteLink for groups.
  
• Sample: Send invite link to student using sendMessage.
  

6. Facebook Messenger (via Page Inbox)

• Feature: Auto-send Messenger group invite using Send API and link.
  
• Sample: Message contains group invite link to registered user.
  

7. Google Chat API

• Feature: Add user via spaces.members.create to selected Chat Space.
  
• Sample: POST to /spaces/{space}/members with user email.
  

8. Viber REST API

• Feature: Send group invite using public account invite links.
  
• Sample: Push message with group invite link and instructions.
  

9. Line Messaging API

• Feature: Deliver group invitation through multicast or push message API.
  
• Sample: Use createGroupInviteMessage action with student’s LINE ID.
  

10. Signal Messenger (via Signal-cli or Web API)

• Feature: Send group invite link through message automation.
  
• Sample: Script triggers sending the group’s join link.
  

11. WeChat Official Account API

• Feature: Send custom message with group invite QR code.
  
• Sample: Use customer message API to deliver QR code image.
  

12. Zoom Chat API

• Feature: Add user to channel via POST /chat/users/{userId}/channels
  
• Sample: Add a new registered student to #students channel.
  

13. Twilio SMS

• Feature: Send SMS containing group chat invite URL.
  
• Sample: Message with dynamic group invite link on registration.
  

14. SendGrid

• Feature: Email invitation with join link to group chat.
  
• Sample: Send template email including group URL post-registration.
  

15. Mailgun

• Feature: Email delivery of invitation link for group chat access.
  
• Sample: API call to send email with join instructions.
  

16. HubSpot (Workflows + Email/SMS integration)

• Feature: Trigger workflows to send invite via email/SMS.
  
• Sample: Workflow action sends customized chat invite.
  

17. ActiveCampaign

• Feature: Automated email or SMS sequence for group chat onboarding.
  
• Sample: Automation triggers after tag 'New Student' added.
  

18. Zapier Webhooks

• Feature: Use Webhooks to push student data to chat-invite logic.
  
• Sample: Catch hook, map email/phone, send invite through chat platform API.
  

19. Salesforce (Process Builder + Messaging APIs)

• Feature: Process Builder adds students to Chatter group or demands external invite.
  
• Sample: Flow adds registered student to Chatter group or emails chat link.
  

20. Moodle Webhooks

• Feature: Webhook fires on new student enrollment, connecting to chat invite routine.
  
• Sample: Upon course start, webhook sends details to chat API for auto-invite.
  

Benefits

1. Guarantees every new aikido student is engaged in group chat within minutes.

2. Eliminates all manual group invitation errors and delays.

3. Rapidly builds community atmosphere among new and returning students.

4. Increases student satisfaction and retention by promptly connecting them with vital peers and instructors.

5. Consistently supports event promotion, announcement sharing, and answering common questions efficiently.