Google Cloud Platform IAM, i don't receive the invitation mail as a member

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my partner added me as a member in a GCP project, with computer engine Admin role, but i didn't receive any invitation email. we have already checked in spam folder. i tried also to acc

https://console.cloud.google.com/invitation?project=PROJECT_NAME&account=EMAIL&memberEmail=EMAIL

but it given me this error:

I tested it on my end and I am experiencing the same issue. When granting a role to a user, the user will not receive an invitation email, unless he is granted a “Project Owner” role. I will file an internal investigation. A Cloud IAM support person will look at the issue. I understand that you need to monitor the progress of this investigation therefore the issue is made public. You may monitor the progress by visiting the [link in the Public Issue Tracker](https://issuetracker.google.com/111843590). You may also add your feedback and information in the thread. — Mahmoud Sharif, Jul 25 '18 at 21:23

score 46 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 23 '20 at 02:08

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Search with the search bar for the invitation on your email but if you don't find it access the following link:

https://console.cloud.google.com/invitation?project=[your-project-id]&account=[the-account-email-invited]&memberEmail=[the-account-email-invited]

answered Aug 23 '20 at 02:08

Allan Veloso

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I'm astounded by how effortlessly this worked – Ari Jan 28 '22 at 00:50
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Spent so much time trying to figure out wtf was wrong, and this "just worked". THANK YOU!!! – JVC Apr 09 '22 at 01:17
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Thanks so much you saved my day. GCP's documentation team should learn from you. – Sean Yun-Shiuan Chuang Apr 07 '23 at 21:45

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '18 at 18:15

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A workaround can be add as owner than change permission. (Not tested)

In my case the project was hidden under No organization > All.

answered Sep 19 '18 at 18:15

Quisse

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Assigning `Owner` permission helped. _Pending invitation_ sign immediately appears next to Principal name. – Denis The Menace Mar 13 '23 at 08:22
This seems to be the ONLY way... – Ujjwal Singh Mar 31 '23 at 03:14

Mahmoud Sharif · Answer 3 · 2018-12-25T18:02:37.523

I tested it on my end and I am experiencing the same issue. When granting a role to a user, the user will not receive an invitation email, unless he is granted a “Project Owner” role.

However, upon reading the GCP documentation [1], I do see that it's working as intended.

"To allow team members to access a project's resources and APIs, project owners can grant IAM roles to users. You can grant a role to a user using the GCP Console, the gcloud command-line tool, or the setIamPolicy() method. When you set a policy or add a binding to grant a role to a user, they won't receive an invite email. Instead, the user's access is updated directly." [1]

[1] https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/granting-changing-revoking-access

Google Cloud Platform IAM, i don't receive the invitation mail as a member

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