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Teams allow you to collaborate with other creators by granting them specific permissions on your projects. This guide covers adding members, configuring roles, and managing ownership.

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Team Structure

Every project has a team that controls who can:
  • Edit project details
  • Upload new versions
  • Manage team members
  • View analytics
  • Receive revenue payouts

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Organization Teams

Projects owned by organizations have two permission layers:
  1. Project team - Specific to this project
  2. Organization team - Organization-wide permissions
Organization members inherit base permissions but can have them overridden at the project level.

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Team Member Structure

Each team member has:
  • User ID - The Modrinth user
  • Role - Display role (e.g., “Developer”, “Artist”)
  • Permissions - Specific permission flags
  • Payout split - Percentage of revenue (0-5000%)
  • Ordering - Display order on project page
  • Accepted - Whether the user accepted the invite

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Permission System

Project permissions control what actions members can perform:

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Core Permissions

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UPLOAD_VERSION
permission
Upload new versions and filesAllows:
  • Creating new versions
  • Adding files to existing versions
  • Cannot delete versions or modify critical settings
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DELETE_VERSION
permission
Delete versions from the projectRequired for:
  • Removing versions permanently
  • Usually reserved for owners/admins
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EDIT_DETAILS
permission
Modify project informationAllows editing:
  • Name, description, summary
  • Categories and tags
  • External links
  • Icon and gallery
  • License information
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EDIT_BODY
permission
Edit the project description/bodySeparate from other details for more granular control.

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Team Management Permissions

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MANAGE_INVITES
permission
Send and manage team invitationsAllows:
  • Inviting new members
  • Canceling pending invites
  • Cannot modify existing members
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REMOVE_MEMBER
permission
Remove members from the teamMembers can always remove themselves. The owner cannot be removed.
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EDIT_MEMBER
permission
Modify team member settingsAllows changing:
  • Permissions (cannot grant permissions you don’t have)
  • Role titles
  • Payout splits
  • Ordering
Cannot modify the owner’s permissions.

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Analytics and Revenue

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VIEW_ANALYTICS
permission
Access project analytics and statisticsView:
  • Download counts
  • View metrics
  • Demographic data
  • Revenue (requires PAYOUTS_READ scope)
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VIEW_PAYOUTS
permission
See payout and revenue informationRequired to view monetary data in analytics.

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Adding Team Members

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Invite a User
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Send an invitation to add someone to your team:
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POST /v3/team/{team_id}/members
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Request body:
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{
  "user_id": "AbCdEfGh",
  "role": "Developer",
  "permissions": 87,
  "payouts_split": 20.5,
  "ordering": 1
}
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Modrinth user ID to invite
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Display role name (default: “Member”)Examples: “Developer”, “Artist”, “Translator”, “Tester”
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Permission bitflags (default: 0)Calculate by combining permission values:
  • 0 = No permissions
  • 87 = Common contributor permissions
  • Use helper libraries to compute bitflags
You cannot grant permissions you don’t have yourself.
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Revenue share percentage (0-5000, default: 0)
  • 20.5 = 20.5% of project revenue
  • Total across all members can exceed 100%
  • Used for revenue distribution
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Display order on project page (default: 0)Lower numbers appear first.
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Organization Permissions
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For organization projects, you can also set:
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Organization-level permissionsOnly applicable if the project is owned by an organization. Should NOT be set for regular project teams.
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Invitation Acceptance
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Invited users receive a notification and must accept:
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POST /v3/team/{team_id}/join
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Once accepted, they gain their assigned permissions immediately.
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For organization projects, members of the organization are automatically accepted without needing to confirm invites, as project team membership can be used to restrict permissions.

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Viewing Team Members

Get all members of a project team: 
GET /v3/project/{project_id}/members
Returns:
  • Project team members
  • Organization team members (if applicable)
  • Pending invitations (only visible to team members)
Members from the organization team have organization_permissions set.

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Editing Team Members

Update a member’s role and permissions: 
PATCH /v3/team/{team_id}/members/{user_id}
Request body: 
{
  "role": "Lead Developer",
  "permissions": 255,
  "payouts_split": 30.0,
  "ordering": 0
}
Restrictions:
  • Cannot edit the owner’s permissions
  • Cannot grant permissions you don’t have
  • Organization owners cannot have their project permissions restricted
  • Requires EDIT_MEMBER permission

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Removing Team Members

Remove someone from the team: 
DELETE /v3/team/{team_id}/members/{user_id}
Rules:
  • Members can always remove themselves
  • Requires REMOVE_MEMBER to remove others
  • Cannot remove the owner
  • Pending invites can be cancelled by the inviter or invitee

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Transferring Ownership

Transferring ownership is permanent and gives complete control to the new owner.
Transfer project ownership to another team member: 
PATCH /v3/team/{team_id}/owner
Request body: 
{
  "user_id": "NewOwnerUserId"
}
Requirements:
  • Must be the current owner (or admin)
  • New owner must be an accepted team member
  • Cannot transfer organization-owned projects
What happens:
  1. Previous owner loses owner status but remains on the team
  2. New owner gains all permissions automatically
  3. For organization teams: new owner is removed from all organization projects as a member (they inherit permissions as org owner)
To transfer an organization project, you must first remove it from the organization, transfer ownership, then re-add it.

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Organization Project Teams

Projects under organizations have special behavior:

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Permission Inheritance

Organization members automatically have access based on:
  1. Their organization permissions
  2. Any project-specific overrides
Example:
  • User is org member with UPLOAD_VERSION org permission
  • They can upload to all org projects by default
  • Project team can override to grant/restrict more permissions

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Adding Organization Members to Projects

When adding an org member to a project team:
  • Use it to restrict their permissions for this specific project
  • Use it to grant additional permissions beyond org defaults
  • The owner cannot have their permissions restricted

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Organization Owner

The organization owner:
  • Has full permissions on all organization projects
  • Cannot be added to project teams with restricted permissions
  • Cannot have their permissions modified
  • Automatically removed from project teams when made org owner

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Permission Best Practices

  1. Principle of least privilege - Grant only needed permissions
  2. Use roles descriptively - Make it clear what each member does
  3. Review regularly - Remove inactive members
  4. Test with new members - Ensure permissions work as expected
  5. Document responsibilities - Explain what each role should do
  6. Set payout splits fairly - Based on contribution and agreement

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Team Member Visibility

Who can see team members:
  • Public users - See accepted members only
  • Team members - See all members including pending invites
  • Invitees - See their own pending invite
Personally identifiable information is hidden from public view unless the member is logged in.

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Common Team Configurations

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Solo Developer

  • You: Owner, all permissions, 100% payouts

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Small Team

  • Owner: All permissions, 40% payouts
  • Developer: Upload, edit details, view analytics, 30% payouts
  • Artist: Edit details (for gallery), 30% payouts

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Large Project

  • Owner: All permissions, 25% payouts
  • Lead Developer: All except member management, 25% payouts
  • Developers: Upload versions, view analytics, 10% each
  • Translators: Edit details (descriptions), 5% each
  • Testers: No permissions, listed for credit

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Organization Project

  • Organization: Owner through org owner
  • Project Lead: Project team member with full permissions, 50% payouts
  • Contributors: Org members with inherited UPLOAD_VERSION

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Troubleshooting

Cannot add member
  • Check you have MANAGE_INVITES permission
  • User ID must be valid
  • Cannot grant permissions you don’t have
Member not receiving invite
  • Invite shows as pending in team list
  • User should receive a notification
  • User must accept via /team/{id}/join endpoint
Cannot edit member
  • Need EDIT_MEMBER permission
  • Cannot modify owner
  • Cannot grant permissions you don’t have
  • Org owners cannot have permissions restricted in org projects
Ownership transfer failed
  • New owner must be an accepted member
  • Cannot transfer organization-owned projects
  • Must be current owner or admin