---
title: "Invite someone to the team"
method: POST
path: "/v1/team/invites"
tags: ["Team"]
---

# Invite someone to the team

`POST /v1/team/invites`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://smtpfa.st/api`
- URL: `https://smtpfa.st/api/v1/team/invites`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Emails an invitation link that is valid for 7 days. The person signs in with the invited address to accept. Inviting the same address again sends a fresh link. Needs a paid plan and a free seat. Limited to 20 invitations an hour per inviter and 3 an hour per address. Owner or admin only; requires the team:manage scope.

## Request body

- object
  - `email` string, email, required
  - `role` 'admin' | 'member'

## Response `201`

The invitation

- TeamInvite
  - `object` 'team_invite', required
  - `id` string, required
  - `email` string, email, required
  - `role` 'admin' | 'member', required
  - `created_at` string, date-time
  - `expires_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request - check your payload
- `401`: Invalid or missing API key
- `403`: Forbidden - domain not verified or insufficient permissions
- `409`: Conflict - the resource already exists or changed meanwhile
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded - retry after the period indicated in the Retry-After header
- `500`: Internal server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/smtpfa/apis/smtpfast-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/smtpfa/apis/smtpfast-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/smtpfa/apis/smtpfast-api/revisions/79dda742f53e?raw)