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# Inviting Team Members

> Sending an invitation from the owner-only Invite Member card, the two different paths for people who already have a QRtub account and people who don't, and the daily invite limit

On the **Team** page, use the **Invite Member** card: type the person's email address, pick their
role, and click **Invite**. Only the team's owner sees that card, and the server refuses invitations
from anyone else.

You do not need a paid plan to invite people. Inviting is not gated on having a subscription.

## The email field

Type the full email address. The dropdown that appears under the field matches **exact addresses
only** — typing `jo` will never suggest `joanne@example.com`. That is deliberate: partial matching
would let anyone probe which email addresses have QRtub accounts. People already on the team are
left out of the suggestions entirely.

You do not have to wait for a suggestion. Type the whole address and click **Invite** either way.

Pick the role in the dropdown next to the button. **Editor** is the default and is what almost
everyone should get. **Owner** is also offered, but it only sets a label — it does not give that
person any owner powers. See [Team Roles](/team/roles).

## What happens next depends on the invitee

**If they already have a QRtub account,** a pending membership is created. They appear in your
members table immediately with the status **Pending**, and they get an email plus a notification in
the bell at the top right of their dashboard. They join when they accept it there. This kind of
invitation does not expire.

**If they don't have an account,** QRtub creates an email invitation instead. It appears in the
**Pending Invitations** card, expires in 7 days, and the email they receive contains a link that
creates their account. They join the team automatically on their first sign-in — no accept step.
See [Accepting a Team Invitation](/team/accept-invitation).

The two lists are separate, and this trips people up: someone who already had an account shows up
in the **members table** as Pending, not in the Pending Invitations card. The **Pending** tile at
the top of the page counts email invitations only.

## When an invitation is refused

* **"This user is already a member of this team."** They are already on the team, or already have a
  pending membership. Check the members table for their row.
* **An email invitation already exists for that address.** QRtub sends the invitation again and
  restarts its 7-day window rather than creating a duplicate.
* **"Too many requests. Please try again later."** Each team can send **50 invitations per day**.
  The message includes how long to wait. The count is per team, not per person, and it covers both
  kinds of invitation.

## Related

* [Managing Pending Invitations](/team/pending-invitations)
* [Accepting a Team Invitation](/team/accept-invitation)
* [Team Roles](/team/roles)
* [Removing Team Members](/team/remove-members)