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Organization invitation methods

These methods on the Organization object allow you to manage the invitations to an organization.

The following examples assume:

getInvitations()

Retrieves the list of invitations for the currently active organization. Returns a ClerkPaginatedResponse of OrganizationInvitation objects.

function getInvitations(
  params?: GetInvitationsParams,
): Promise<ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationInvitation>>

GetInvitationsParams

  • Name
    initialPage?
    Type
    number
    Description

    A number that can be used to skip the first n-1 pages. For example, if initialPage is set to 10, it is will skip the first 9 pages and will fetch the 10th page.

  • Name
    pageSize?
    Type
    number
    Description

    A number that indicates the maximum number of results that should be returned for a specific page.

  • Name
    status?
    Type
    'pending' | 'accepted' | 'revoked'
    Description

    The status an invitation can have.

Example

main.js
import { Clerk } from '@clerk/clerk-js'

// Initialize Clerk with your Clerk Publishable Key
const pubKey = import.meta.env.VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY

const clerk = new Clerk(pubKey)
await clerk.load()

if (clerk.user) {
  // Check for an active organization
  if (clerk.organization) {
    await clerk.organization
      .getInvitations()
      .then((res) => console.log(res))
      .catch((error) => console.log('An error occurred:', error.errors))
  } else {
    // If there is no active organization,
    // mount Clerk's <OrganizationSwitcher />
    // to allow the user to set an organization as active
    document.getElementById('app').innerHTML = `
      <h2>Select an organization to set it as active</h2>
      <div id="org-switcher"></div>
    `

    const orgSwitcherDiv = document.getElementById('org-switcher')

    clerk.mountOrganizationSwitcher(orgSwitcherDiv)
  }
} else {
  document.getElementById('app').innerHTML = `
    <div id="sign-in"></div>
  `

  const signInDiv = document.getElementById('sign-in')

  clerk.mountSignIn(signInDiv)
}

inviteMember()

Creates and sends an invitation to the target email address for becoming a member with the role passed on the function parameters. Returns an OrganizationInvitation object.

function inviteMember(params: InviteMemberParams): Promise<OrganizationInvitation>

InviteMemberParams

  • Name
    emailAddress
    Type
    string
    Description

    The email address to invite.

  • Name
    role
    Type
    string
    Description

    The role of the new member.

Example

main.js
import { Clerk } from '@clerk/clerk-js'

// Initialize Clerk with your Clerk Publishable Key
const pubKey = import.meta.env.VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY

const clerk = new Clerk(pubKey)
await clerk.load()

if (clerk.user) {
  // Check for an active organization
  if (clerk.organization) {
    const emailAddress = 'test@test.com'
    const role = 'org:member'

    await clerk.organization
      .inviteMember({ emailAddress, role })
      .then((res) => console.log(res))
      .catch((error) => console.log('An error occurred:', error.errors))
  } else {
    // If there is no active organization,
    // mount Clerk's <OrganizationSwitcher />
    // to allow the user to set an organization as active
    document.getElementById('app').innerHTML = `
      <h2>Select an organization to set it as active</h2>
      <div id="org-switcher"></div>
    `

    const orgSwitcherDiv = document.getElementById('org-switcher')

    clerk.mountOrganizationSwitcher(orgSwitcherDiv)
  }
} else {
  document.getElementById('app').innerHTML = `
    <div id="sign-in"></div>
  `

  const signInDiv = document.getElementById('sign-in')

  clerk.mountSignIn(signInDiv)
}

inviteMembers()

Creates and sends an invitation to the target email addresses for becoming a member with the role passed in the parameters. Returns an array of OrganizationInvitation objects.

function inviteMembers(params: InviteMembersParams): Promise<OrganizationInvitation[]>

InviteMembersParams

  • Name
    emailAddresses
    Type
    string[]
    Description

    The email addresses to invite.

  • Name
    role
    Type
    string
    Description

    The role of the new members.

Example

main.js
import { Clerk } from '@clerk/clerk-js'

// Initialize Clerk with your Clerk Publishable Key
const pubKey = import.meta.env.VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY

const clerk = new Clerk(pubKey)
await clerk.load()

if (clerk.user) {
  // Check for an active organization
  if (clerk.organization) {
    const emailAddresses = ['test@test.com', 'test2@test.com', 'test3@test.com']
    const role = 'org:member'

    await clerk.organization
      .inviteMembers({ emailAddresses, role })
      .then((res) => console.log(res))
      .catch((error) => console.log('An error occurred:', error.errors))
  } else {
    // If there is no active organization,
    // mount Clerk's <OrganizationSwitcher />
    // to allow the user to set an organization as active
    document.getElementById('app').innerHTML = `
        <h2>Select an organization to set it as active</h2>
        <div id="org-switcher"></div>
      `

    const orgSwitcherDiv = document.getElementById('org-switcher')

    clerk.mountOrganizationSwitcher(orgSwitcherDiv)
  }
} else {
  document.getElementById('app').innerHTML = `
      <div id="sign-in"></div>
    `

  const signInDiv = document.getElementById('sign-in')

  clerk.mountSignIn(signInDiv)
}

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