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Invite new members to your workspace

A Slack workspace ismade up of channels where people can communicate and work together. Whether your Slack workspace is brand new or it's been around for a while, read on to learn how to invite your teammates to Slack.

Tip: If you're looking to add someone to a channel in your workspace, learn how in Add people to a channel.

Workspace invitation permissions

Your ability to invite other people to your workspace depends on your role in Slack and your workspace settings:

• Workspace Owners and Workspace Admins can invite members and guests (if their workspace is on one of Slack's paid plans).
• By default, workspace members can invite other members. If an owner or admin has restricted members from sending invitations, they can request invitations instead.
• Guests cannot send or request invitations.

Note: Workspace Owners can approve certain email domains so anyone with an approved email can join their workspace automatically.

Send an invitation

How you invite people to a workspace depends on your Slack plan and the device you're using.

Free version of Slack

On the free version of Slack, owners, admins, and members can invite other members to join their workspace.

Desktop

iOS

Android

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
   
2. SelectInvite people to [workspace name] from the menu.
3. Enter the email address for anyone you'd like to invite.
4. ClickSend, then clickDone.

1. From the Home tab, swipe right.
2. Tap the three dots icon next to your workspace name.
3. Tap Invite Members.
4. Enter the email address for anyone you'd like to invite, or tap Invite fromContacts to select people saved to your device.
5. TapSend.

1. From the Home tab, swipe right.
2. Tap the three dots icon next to your workspace name.
3. Tap Invite Members.
4. Enter the email address for anyone you'd like to invite, or tap Contacts to invite people saved to your device.
5. TapSend.

Pro, Business+, and Enterprise Grid plans

On the Pro, Business+, and Enterprise Grid plans, members can invite other members to join their workspace. Workspace Owners and Workspace Admins can invite members and guests.

Desktop

iOS

Android

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
   
2. SelectInvite people to [workspace name] from the menu.
3. Enter the email address for anyone you'd like to invite. If you're a Workspace Owner or Admin, click the drop-down menu to choose whether you'd like to invitemembers orguests.
4. If you're inviting members, clickCustomize your invitation to select additional default channels they'll be added to if they accept their invitations. If you're inviting guests, choose the channel(s) they'll be added to and set a time limit for their accounts if you'd like.
5. ClickSend, then clickDone.

Note: It's not currently possible to invite guests from Slack's mobile apps.

1. From the Home tab, swipe right.
2. Tap the three dots icon next to your workspace name.
3. Tap Invite Members.
4. Enter the email address for anyone you'd like to invite, or tap Invite fromContacts to select people saved to your device.
5. TapSend.

Note: It's not currently possible to invite guests from Slack's mobile apps.

1. From the Home tab, swipe right.
2. Tap the three dots icon next to your workspace name.
3. Tap Invite Members.
4. Enter email address for anyone you'd like to invite, or tap Contacts to invite people saved to your device.
5. TapSend.

Tip: On paid plans, you can share a channel with up to 19 other organizations using Slack Connect, rather than inviting guests to your workspace.

Share an invitation link

On the Free, Pro, and Business+ plans, members with permission to send invitations can create a link that anyone can use to join a workspace. Each invite link can be used by up to 2,000 people.

Desktop

iOS

Android

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
   
2. SelectInvite people to [workspace name] from the menu.
3. Click Copy invite link.
4. If you'd like, click Edit link settings to choose an expiration date and decide if you'll receive notifications from Slackbot when someone uses your link.

1. From the Home tab, swipe right.
2. Tap the three dots icon next to your workspace name.
3. Tap Invite Members.
4. Tap Create an Invite Link.
5. Choose an expiration date.
6. TapCopy Link orShare Link, then send the link to anyone you'd like to invite.

It's not currently possible to create invite links on the Android app.

Note: You won't see the option to create an invite link if single sign-on (SSO) has been enabled for your workspace. If SSO is not enabled and you don't see this option, find an owner or admin to ask for help.

Request an invitation

Workspace Owners and Workspace Admins on all plans can choose to restrict who can send workspace invitations. Members who don't have permission to send invitations can request them instead. When invitation requests are approved or denied, members will receive a message from Slackbot to let them know.

Desktop

iOS

Android

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
   
2. SelectInvite people to [workspace name] from the menu.
3. Enter the email address for anyone you'd like to invite. If you're on the Pro, Business+, or Enterprise Grid plan, click the drop-down menu to request invitations for members orguests.
4. If you're invitingmembers, click Customize your invitation to select additional default channels they'll be added to if they accept their invitations. If you're inviting guests, choose the channel(s) they'll be added to and set a time limit for their accounts if you'd like.
5. ClickSend Request.

1. From the Home tab, swipe right.
2. Tap the three dots icon next to your workspace name.
3. Tap Invite Members.
4. Enter the email address of the person you'd like to invite. You'll see the option to enter additional emails once you start typing.
5. TapSend Request.

1. From the Home tab, swipe right.
2. Tap the three dots icon next to your workspace name.
3. Tap Invite Members.
4. Enter the email address of the person you'd like to invite. You'll see the option to enter additional emails once you start typing.
5. Tap the check mark.
6. TapSend Request.

Invitation limits

In certain circumstances, Slack may limit your ability to send invitations. This typically happens if you've sent many invites, but few have been accepted.

If you hit an invite limit, all of your pending invitations will remain valid. Please note that revoking pending invites will not lift an invitation limit.

To avoid hitting an invite limit, create an invite link (or ask your Workspace Owner or Admin to do so) and share it with anyone you'd like to join your workspace.

Who can use this feature?

• Workspace Owners, Workspace Admins, and members(by default)
• Available on all plans

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How to Add Someone to a Slack Channel

Source: https://slack.com/help/articles/201330256-Invite-new-members-to-your-workspace

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