# How to invite a new member

# How do I invite a new member?

This article explains how to **invite a new user** to your workspace. Follow these steps to send an email invitation to your colleagues. This helps you start collaborating with your team.

### In this article, you will learn how to

- **Send an email invitation to a new member**.
- Assign a specific **workspace role** to a new user.
- Resolve issues with pending or missing invitations.

## Before you start

Before inviting a new member, make sure you have:
- **Admin access to your Flownally workspace**.
- The email address of the person you want to invite.

## How to invite a new member

1. Log in to your Flownally workspace.
2. Go to the **Team** tab.
3. Go to the **Members** section.
4. Click on the **Invite member** button.
5. Provide the **email address** of a new member.
6. Choose a **role** for the new member.
7. Click on **Send invite** button.
8. On the next step you can additionally copy an invitation link and send it manually to the new member

## What happens after inviting a new member?

After inviting a new member, an email invitation is sent to the specified address. The user will appear in your members list with a pending status until they accept the invite and create an account.

## Troubleshooting

### Invitation email not received

The user cannot find the invite email. Sometimes it can be filtered into a spam folder. They need to check their spam or junk folder to find the link.

### Invite link expired

The user receives an error when clicking the link. This happens when the invite token times out. In that situation you must and send a new invitation.

## Related articles

- [How to remove a member](/team/remove-member)
- [How to create a team](/team/create-team)
- [How to add a member to a team](/team/add-to-team)