# invite_required

> An invitation is required. Sign-ups are open by invitation only, and the request did not include a valid invitation code.

**An invitation is required.** Sign-ups are open by invitation only, and the request did not include a valid invitation code.

- **HTTP status:** `403 Forbidden`
- **CLI exit code:** `1` (not signed in)
- **Retry:** not as it is; the same request will fail the same way until the cause is fixed

## How to fix it

{invitation_hint}

1. Use the link in your invitation email, which carries the code.
2. No invitation yet? Join the waitlist.

Words in `{braces}` are filled in from the error response, which names the exact resource.

## What the response looks like

```json
{
  "type": "https://guv.dev/errors/invite_required",
  "title": "An invitation is required",
  "status": 403,
  "code": "invite_required",
  "detail": "Sign-ups are open by invitation only, and the request did not include a valid invitation code.",
  "fix": "{invitation_hint}",
  "docs_url": "https://guv.dev/errors/invite_required",
  "request_id": "req_01jbx2m9k7q4r8t5v6w3y0z1rq"
}
```

The `code` field is stable: match on it, not on `title` or `detail`, which may be reworded.