---
title: "Invite a User"
method: POST
path: "/api/admin/users"
tags: ["users", "admin"]
---

# Invite a User

`POST /api/admin/users`

Invite a new user to join the platform by email.

### Super Admin Action:
- Requires Super Admin privileges.
- Triggers a system invitation flow and sends an invitation email containing a sign-up link.
- Handy for invite-only platforms or private enterprise instances.

## Request body

- UserInviteParam — User invite parameters
  - `email` string
  - `name` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful

## Changes

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- **2026-07-13** (v1) `189b62b952ea` — 3 info
  - api tag `admin` added
  - removed the non-success response with the status `401`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `422`
- **2026-07-13** (v1) `7db6ba099285` — 3 info
  - api tag `admin` added
  - removed the non-success response with the status `401`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `422`
- **2026-05-28** (v1) `6550ad7be94f` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `422`
- **2026-03-03** (v1) `c9e7662755c2` — 2 breaking
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - removed the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `422`
- **2023-12-18** (v1) `1c81594090c0` — 2 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `422`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/forem/apis/forem-api-v1/changes/api/admin/users/post.md)

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