---
title: "Create contributors"
method: POST
path: "/projects/{project_id}/contributors"
tags: ["Contributors"]
---

# Create contributors

`POST /projects/{project_id}/contributors`

Creates one or more contributors in the project. Requires *Manage contributors* admin right.

If `is_admin` flag is set to `true`, the user would automatically get access to all project languages, overriding supplied `languages` object. Attribute `fullname` will be ignored, if the user has already been registered in Lokalise.

Requires <code>write_contributors</code> OAuth access scope.

## Path parameters

- `project_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `contributors` object[] — A set of contributors to add
    - `email` string, required — E-mail.
    - `fullname` string — Full name (only valid for inviting users, who previously did not have an account in Lokalise).
    - `is_admin` boolean — Whether the user has Admin access to the project. From the new permission release onwards is deprecated.
    - `is_reviewer` boolean — Whether the user has Reviewer access to the project. From the new permission release onwards is deprecated.
    - `role_id` 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 — Permission template id to take permissions from, if this parameter is provided, admin_rights is ignored.
    - `languages` object[], required — List of languages, accessible to the user. Required if <code>is_admin</code> is set to <code>false</code>.
      - `lang_iso` string, required — Language code.
      - `is_writable` boolean — Whether the user has write access to the language.
    - `admin_rights` string[] — Custom list of user permissions. Possible values are <code>activity</code>,<code>contributors</code>,<code>branches_create</code>,<code>branches_main_modify</code>,<code>branches_merge</code>,<code>custom_status_modify</code>,<code>download</code>,<code>glossary</code>,<code>glossary_edit</code>,<code>glossary_delete</code>,<code>keys</code>,<code>manage_languages</code>,<code>review</code>,<code>screenshots</code>,<code>settings</code>,<code>statistics</code>,<code>tasks</code>,<code>upload</code>. Omitted or empty parameter will set no rights for contributor.

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `project_id` string
  - `contributor` Contributors
    - `user_id` number — A unique identifier of the user.
    - `email` string — E-mail associated with this user.
    - `fullname` string — Full name as set by the user.
    - `created_at` string — Date/time at which the user was created.
    - `created_at_timestamp` number — Unix timestamp when the user was created.
    - `is_admin` boolean — Whether the user has Admin access to the project. From the new permission release onwards is deprecated.
    - `is_reviewer` boolean — Whether the user has Reviewer access to the project. From the new permission release onwards is deprecated.
    - `role_id` 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 — Permission template id attached to the user
    - `languages` object[] — List of languages, accessible to the user.
      - `lang_id` number — Language ID.
      - `lang_iso` string — Language code.
      - `lang_name` string — Language name.
      - `is_writable` boolean — Whether the user has write access to the language.
    - `admin_rights` unknown[] — List of user permissions.
      - unknown

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[API](https://skmtc.net/lokalise/apis/default-projects.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/lokalise/apis/default-projects/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/lokalise/default-projects/revisions/7bceba421b12/schema)