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# How to Create an Invite-Only Discussion

# How to Create an Invite-Only Discussion

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to create an invite-only discussion
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
An **Invite-only** discussion is visible only to the specific people you invite. It's the most private access type — ideal for a sensitive topic, a small working group, or a conversation you want to keep to named individuals. Everyone you invite is notified so they know to join.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-create-an-invite-only-discussion/access-type-invite-only_9c25689b.png)

## How to create an invite-only discussion
1. Start a new discussion from **Discussions → Start discussion**, or open an existing discussion and click **Edit**.
2. Find the **Access type** field.
3. Choose **Invite-only — only people you invite**.
4. An **Invite people** field appears. Search for the people you want to add (placeholder: *"Search users or teams…"*) and select them one at a time. You must invite at least one person.
5. Finish the discussion and click **Create** (or **Save** when editing).

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-create-an-invite-only-discussion/invite-people-search_29e3e31d.png)

> **Note:** You must invite at least one person and can invite up to 50. If the invite list is empty, the **Create** button stays disabled.

## Things to keep in mind
* An **Invite-only** discussion is visible only to the people you invite. It won't appear on the hub or in search for anyone else.
* You can invite up to 50 people per discussion.
* Everyone you add gets an "invited" notification so they know about the discussion. When you edit the discussion later and add more people, only the newly added invitees are notified — existing ones aren't pinged again.
* **Owners** and **Admins** who moderate discussions can still see Invite-only threads for moderation, even if they weren't invited.
* You can change the access type later by editing the discussion.

## FAQs
**How many people can I invite?**
Up to 50 per discussion.

**Do invited people get notified?**
Yes. Each person you invite receives a notification. Adding more people later only notifies the new invitees.

**What's the difference between Invite-only and Team-only?**
Invite-only targets named individuals; Team-only targets whole Teams. See "How to Restrict a Discussion to Specific Teams".

**Can I remove someone I invited?**
Yes — edit the discussion and adjust the invite list.

## Who can do this
Setting a discussion to **Invite-only** is part of the discussion form, so anyone who can start or edit a discussion can use it. On the Discussions hub that's **Owners**, **Admins** and **Managers**; on a learning item's in-context panel it follows your organisation's "who can create discussions" setting. A discussion's author can also change the access type and invite list when editing their own discussion. **Restricted** users cannot create or edit discussions.