> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getourchest.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Join a Chest > Use an invite link inside the app and enter your name This is the path inside the OurChest app. Opening the same link in a browser is [Use a Chest in the browser](../browser/join-and-view). ## How do I join with a link? 1. Tap **Join with a link**. You can start from the sign-in screen or from the **+** menu on **Chests**. 2. The sheet is **Join with a link**. Paste into **Invite link**. The placeholder is **Paste the link you were sent**. Tap **Paste** to use what is on the clipboard. 3. Tap **Continue**. OurChest shows the Chest name and **Invited by** the person who sent it. If the text is not an invite, the screen says **That is not an OurChest invite link.** Join with a link, ready to paste ## What name do I use? If this phone does not have an account yet, enter **Your name**. The placeholder is **How people in this Chest will see you**. Under the field, OurChest says **You join as a guest. You can add your email later to keep these Chests.** Tap **Join Chest**. You can [add an email later](../account/guest) from **Settings**. Join a Chest with your name If you are already signed in, you do not type a new name. The screen says **You join as** and then the name on this account. ## What if the owner has to approve me? When the Chest uses **Ask before people join**, the sheet says **The owner approves new people**. After you tap **Join Chest**, you wait. The screen says **Waiting for** the person who invited you, and **You will see** the Chest **in your Chests when they let you in.** Tap **Done** to leave that screen. The Chest shows up when they tap **Allow**. If they decline, you do not get in. The owner approves new people Waiting for the owner ## What if I already have an account? Sign in first, then use the link. You join as yourself, and the Chest is added to this account. If this phone is already signed in as someone else, the link is not used. The screen says **This phone is already signed in. This link was not used. Sign out to use it, or keep this sign-in.** Tap **Sign out and use this link**, or keep the sign-in you already have. The same screen appears when you [open a Chest in the app](../browser/open-in-the-app) from the browser. ## What if the link has expired? The screen says **This link has expired**. A used link says **This invite was already used. Ask for a new one.** An expired one says **This invite has expired or was already used. Ask for a new one.** Tap **Paste another link**, or ask the owner for a new invite. This link has expired ## What is an Event PIN? Some invites ask for an **Event PIN** before you can join. Type the PIN you were given. If it is wrong, the screen says **That PIN is not right.** The field is only there when the invite asks for it. There is no screen in the app for creating an event Chest. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.