Invitations

People can only join by invitation. The invitation link is valid for 7 days. When email is set up for your service, CM Chat emails it for you; otherwise you copy the link and send it yourself.

Invite someone

1. Open Invites in the admin console.
2. Click Invite someone.
3. Type their Email address.
4. Choose a Role: Member, Admin or Guest (client or outside collaborator).
   • Only an owner can invite an admin.
5. Pick Channels to add them to (optional; everyone joins #general).
6. For a guest:
   • Pick at least one channel. Guests see only what you add.
   • Set Guest access ends (from one hour to one year away). They are signed out on that date.
7. Click Create invitation.
8. Confirm it's you if asked.

If email is set up, the person gets an email with the link. If it is not, the screen says Email is not set up, so copy the link below and send it yourself. Copy the Invitation link and send it privately. It works for 7 days and for one person.

The link looks like https://yourteam.cmchat.app/invite# followed by a long code. The part after # is never sent over the network when the page opens, so it does not show up in server logs. Older links with the code after /invite/ still work: they are forwarded to the new form. See Accepting an invitation.

Statuses

Pending, accepted, expired, or revoked. Use the filter to find what you need.

Resend

If the email was lost or the link expired:

1. Find the invitation and click Resend.

This sends a new link and cancels the old one.

Revoke

To cancel an invitation that is no longer needed: click Revoke, then Revoke invitation. The link stops working.

Invitations are recorded in the audit log.