Being invited — and nothing happens without you

When an organization invites you, you get a choice — not a membership. Nothing joins you to anything until you accept.

How it works

1. An organization's owner invites you — by your email address, or by your handle if you're already here.
2. You see the invitation on your account (and you're notified — the bell, and your connected apps if you've set that up). It names the organization and the role they're offering.
3. You decide. Accept, and you're a member that instant. Decline, and that's the end of it — politely, and the organization simply sees "declined."
4. Not ready to have an account yet? An email invitation waits for you: register with that email address whenever you like, and the invitation is sitting on your brand-new account.

The consent rules, spelled out

• No one can add you to an organization. Ever. Membership is always your acceptance.
• Invitations expire if untouched — a stale invitation can't lurk forever.
• The inviter can withdraw a pending invitation; once you've accepted, you're a member and removal follows the normal membership rules — never a silent un-invite.
• Invitations sent to your email only surface after your email is verified — nobody can claim an invitation meant for an address they don't own.

Good habits

• If an invitation surprises you, check the organization's public page first — every org has one.
• Declining is drama-free: no notification storm, no explanation owed.

Did you know? You can belong to as many organizations as invite you — accepting one never limits another, and you switch between them freely (Belong to many, switch freely).

Related: Your account works everywhere · Members, roles & invitations (for the inviting side)