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# Team Members

> Invite collaborators to your Capsule account and control what they can do.

## Overview

Every Pro and Team account can invite members. A member joins your account and can see your connections, backups, schedules, and servers — depending on the permissions you assign. They switch into your account context from their own dashboard without needing a separate login.

<Note>
  Hobbyist and Solo plans do not support team members. Upgrade to Pro to invite up to 5 members, or Team for unlimited.
</Note>

## Inviting a member

1. Go to **Settings → Members** in your dashboard.
2. Enter the collaborator's email address.
3. Select the permissions you want to grant.
4. Click **Send invitation**.

The invitee receives an email with a link to `/invite/<token>`. If they don't have a Capsule account yet, they can create one and then accept the invitation.

## Permissions

You can assign any combination of these flags per member:

| Permission           | What it allows                           |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `view_backups`       | See the backup list and download backups |
| `trigger_backups`    | Trigger manual backups and restores      |
| `manage_connections` | Add and delete database connections      |
| `manage_schedules`   | Create and delete backup schedules       |
| `invite_members`     | Invite additional members on your behalf |

Owners always have full access. You can edit a member's permissions at any time from the Members section in Settings.

**Example:** say you want a teammate to help monitor backups day-to-day, without letting them change what gets backed up or how often. Grant them `view_backups` and `trigger_backups` only — they can check backup history and kick off an on-demand backup if something looks wrong, but `manage_connections` and `manage_schedules` stay unchecked, so they can't add a new database connection or delete an existing schedule by mistake.

## Switching account context

Once a member accepts an invitation, they see a **Switch account** section in the sidebar dropdown. Clicking another account name switches their dashboard view to that account's data.

**Example:** you're a freelance DBA who manages databases for three different clients, each with their own Capsule account. Instead of logging out and back in three times a day, each client invites you as a member of their account. You log in once with your own Capsule account, and use **Switch account** to hop between "Client A," "Client B," and your own account — each switch shows you only that account's connections, backups, and schedules, scoped by the permissions that account's owner granted you.

While viewing another account, a blue banner appears at the top of the dashboard:

```
Viewing [Owner Name]'s account    [Switch to My Account ×]
```

Clicking **Switch to My Account** returns them to their own context immediately.

## Plan limits

| Plan     | Members allowed |
| -------- | --------------- |
| Hobbyist | 0               |
| Solo     | 0               |
| Pro      | Up to 5         |
| Team     | Unlimited       |

## Leaving an account

Members can leave an account they've joined by going to **Settings → Members** and clicking **Leave account**. The owner can also remove any member from the same page.

Once removed, access is revoked on the next request — no session invalidation needed on the member's side.