---
title: "Invite Member"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/companies/{company_id}/invite"
tags: ["companies"]
---

# Invite Member

`POST /api/v1/companies/{company_id}/invite`

Invite a user. Returns a member summary when the email matches
an existing ``auth.users`` row (fast-path direct add), else a
pending invitation.

## Path parameters

- `company_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- CompanyInvite
  - `email` string, required
  - `role` string

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- union
  - CompanyInvitationRead
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `company_id` string, uuid, required
    - `email` string, required
    - `role` string, required
    - `invited_by` string, uuid, required
    - `status` string, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - CompanyMemberSummary — Lightweight member view — no auth.users join. Used by :class:`AcceptInvitation` to report the newly-inserted member without reaching into ``auth.users`` for the email.
    - `company_id` string, uuid, required
    - `user_id` string, uuid, required
    - `role` string, required
    - `joined_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

---

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