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# Who can invite whom

Inviting permissions follow one simple rule.

## The rule

**You can only invite someone with the same role as yours — or a lower one.** You can never invite someone with **more** rights than you have.

Applied to the three room roles:

| Your role | Can invite Editor | Can invite Viewer |
|---|:---:|:---:|
| **Owner** | ✅ | ✅ |
| **Editor** | ✅ | ✅ |
| **Viewer** | ❌ | ✅ |

> **Owner is never invitable.** Each room has exactly one Owner, set at creation and reassigned later by transferring ownership — there's no "invite as Owner" path. See [Room roles](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/room-roles-owner-editor-viewer-1n8iz04/) and [Changing someone's role](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/changing-someones-role-uzkeid/).

The rule applies regardless of whether the inviter is internal (org member) or external (a buyer). A Viewer can invite Viewers — that's it.

## Why this matters: Viewers can invite Viewers

This is the rule's most useful consequence — your champion on the buyer's side, invited as a Viewer, can pull in their own colleagues (procurement, legal, IT, execs) without going through you.

**Why we allow it:**
- The champion stays empowered to expand the deal team
- Your deal circle grows organically without inbox ping-pong
- You still see who was invited (it's tracked on the participant)

If you'd rather lock this down, the only way is to limit who has access in the first place — pick a stricter access setting and curate the participant list yourself.

## What Viewers can't do

A Viewer (internal or buyer) cannot:
- Invite an **Editor** or change anyone to Editor
- Remove other participants
- Change someone's role

## What invitations look like for the invitee

Whether invited by an Owner, an Editor, or another Viewer, the experience is the same:
- Personal magic-link email
- One-click access
- Same room, same content (respecting hidden sections and their role)

## Removing participants someone else invited

Only the **Owner**, internal **Editors**, and workspace **Admins** can remove participants — regardless of who invited them. So if a Viewer invited someone you don't want in the room, you (as the Owner or an internal Editor) can remove them.

## Related articles
- [Room roles: Owner, Editor, Viewer](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/room-roles-owner-editor-viewer-1n8iz04/)
- [Inviting teammates](→ 02-rooms/08-sharing-access/03-inviting-teammates)
- [Inviting buyers](→ 02-rooms/08-sharing-access/04-inviting-buyers)
- [Changing someone's role](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/changing-someones-role-uzkeid/)
- [Inviting a colleague to the room (buyer-facing)](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/inviting-a-colleague-to-the-room-scfecd/)