---
title: members.invite | Doing Work API
description: Invite a person by email as office or field. Owners and office can invite. The invite link works once.
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/members-invite/
---

# members.invite

Invite a person by email as office or field. Owners and office can invite. The invite link works once.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `POST /v1/members/invite` |
| MCP tool | `members_invite` |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Team (unlimited workers)](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#team-unlimited-workers) |

## When to use it

The owner wants to add a worker. Ask the worker's email and whether they're office or field.

## What to tell the owner

I invited them by email. They join when they accept. Workers are unlimited on every plan.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `shop_id` | string | yes |
| `email` | string | yes |
| `role` | string (one of office, field) | yes |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/members/invite
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

{
  "shop_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
  "email": "owner@example.com",
  "role": "office"
}
```

## Output

JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are `{code, message, status}`.

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `forbidden` | 403 | This worker's role can't do this, or it needs a person's own sign-in rather than an agent token. Tell the person who can. |
| `conflict` | 409 | The record is in the wrong state for this, for example sending a quote that's already signed. Read it again and pick the next step. |
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |