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glab-repo-members-add - Add a member to the project.

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS  EXAMPLE  SEE ALSO 

NAME

glab-repo-members-add - Add a member to the project.

SYNOPSIS

glab repo members add [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Add a member to the project with the specified role.

Roles:

guest (10): Can view the project.

reporter (20): Can view and create issues.

developer (30): Can push to non-protected branches.

maintainer (40): Can manage the project.

owner (50): Full access to the project.

For custom roles, use --role-id with the ID of a custom role defined in the project or group. Note: If the custom role does not exist an error is returned.

OPTIONS

-e, --expires-at="" Expiration date for the membership (YYYY-MM-DD)

-R, --repo="" Select another repository. Can use either OWNER/REPO or GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO format. Also accepts full URL or Git URL.

-r, --role="developer" Role for the user (guest, reporter, developer, maintainer, owner)

--role-id=0 ID of a custom role defined in the project or group

-u, --user-id=0 User ID instead of username

--username="" Username instead of user-id

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

-h, --help[=false] Show help for this command.

EXAMPLE

# Add a user as a developer
$ glab repo members add --username=john.doe --role=developer
# Add a user as a maintainer with expiration date
$ glab repo members add --username=jane.smith --role=maintainer --expires-at=2024-12-31
# Add a user by ID
$ glab repo members add --user-id=123 --role=reporter
# Add a user with a custom role
$ glab repo members add --username=john.doe --role-id=101

SEE ALSO

glab-repo-members(1)


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se