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# Create Team Member

> Invite a new team member to the vendor account

<Note>
  **V2 Preview** — This endpoint is part of the V2 API preview. Breaking changes may occur.
</Note>

## Overview

Create a new team member for the vendor account. The team member receives login credentials and can be assigned specific API permissions.

### Use Cases

* Invite warehouse staff with fulfillment-only permissions
* Add a bookkeeper with read-only access to orders and payouts
* Onboard new team members with scoped access

## Request Body

<ParamField body="email" type="string" required>
  Email address for the team member. Must be a valid email format.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="password" type="string" required>
  Initial password. Minimum 6 characters, maximum 100 characters.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="profile" type="object">
  Profile information.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="profile.firstName" type="string">
  First name. Maximum 100 characters.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="profile.lastName" type="string">
  Last name. Maximum 100 characters.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="profile.phone" type="string">
  Phone number. Maximum 50 characters.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="apiPermissions" type="string[]">
  Array of permission strings to grant the team member.
</ParamField>

## Response

```json 200 theme={null}
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "_id": "665a1b2e3d98f0001a2b3c81",
    "email": "bob@example.com",
    "profile": {
      "firstName": "Bob",
      "lastName": "Smith",
      "phone": "+15125559876"
    },
    "apiPermissions": [
      "orders:read",
      "fulfillments:write"
    ],
    "createdAt": "2026-05-19T12:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

## Example

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST "https://staging-api.puppetvendors.com/settings/team" \
  -H "x-access-token: YOUR_VENDOR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "bob@example.com",
    "password": "secureP@ss123",
    "profile": {
      "firstName": "Bob",
      "lastName": "Smith",
      "phone": "+15125559876"
    },
    "apiPermissions": ["orders:read", "fulfillments:write"]
  }'
```

### More Examples

**Create team member with limited permissions**

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST "https://staging-api.puppetvendors.com/settings/team" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-access-token: YOUR_VENDOR_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "email": "assistant@acmeco.com",
    "password": "temp-pass-123",
    "profile": {
      "firstName": "Alex",
      "lastName": "Johnson"
    },
    "apiPermissions": ["orders:read", "products:read", "fulfillments:read"]
  }'
```