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# invite.created

> Fired when a user is invited to the workspace. If the invitee already has an account, they are added directly and no email is sent.

All webhook payloads follow a consistent top-level structure with event-specific data nested within the `data` object.

<ResponseField name="type" type="string" required>
  The event type (e.g. `invite.created`).
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data" type="object" required>
  Event-specific payload for this webhook.

  <Expandable title="Data object parameters">
    <ResponseField name="invite" type="object" required>
      The invite.

      <Expandable title="Invite object parameters">
        <ResponseField name="id" type="string" required>
          Invite ID.
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="email" type="string" required>
          Email address of the invited user.
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="createdAt" type="string" required>
          ISO 8601 timestamp when the invite was created.
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="invitedBy" type="object" required>
          User who sent the invite. Contains `id`, `firstName`, `lastName`, and `email`.
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="workspace" type="object" required>
          Workspace the user was invited to. Contains `id`, `slug`, and `name`.
        </ResponseField>

        <ResponseField name="sentEmail" type="boolean" required>
          Whether an invitation email was sent. If the invitee already had an account, they are added directly and no email is sent (`false`).
        </ResponseField>
      </Expandable>
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="createdAt" type="string" required>
  ISO 8601 timestamp when the webhook event was created.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Example theme={null}
  {
    "type": "invite.created",
    "data": {
      "invite": {
        "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440600",
        "email": "newmember@example.com",
        "createdAt": "2025-02-26T11:00:00.000Z",
        "invitedBy": {
          "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440010",
          "firstName": "Jane",
          "lastName": "Doe",
          "email": "jane@example.com"
        },
        "workspace": {
          "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
          "slug": "acme",
          "name": "Acme Inc"
        },
        "sentEmail": true
      }
    },
    "createdAt": "2025-02-26T11:00:00.000Z"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>