Members

Every user who belongs to an organization is represented by a Member record. Members are scoped to an organization and carry one of three built-in roles that control what actions they can perform within that organization.

The Member model01

import "github.com/xraph/authsome/org"

type Member struct {
    ID        id.ID      `json:"id"`         // amem_ prefix
    OrgID     id.ID      `json:"org_id"`
    UserID    id.ID      `json:"user_id"`
    Role      MemberRole `json:"role"`
    AddedBy   id.ID      `json:"added_by"`   // user who added this member
    JoinedAt  time.Time  `json:"joined_at"`
    UpdatedAt time.Time  `json:"updated_at"`

    // Populated when the member is fetched with user details.
    User *user.User `json:"user,omitempty"`
}

Field	Description
`ID`	Unique member record identifier with `amem_` prefix
`OrgID`	The organization this membership belongs to
`UserID`	The user who is a member
`Role`	One of `owner`, `admin`, or `member`
`AddedBy`	The user who performed the add operation (audit trail)
`JoinedAt`	When the membership was created (may differ from invitation acceptance time if added directly)

Member roles02

Authsome defines three built-in member roles with a clear hierarchy:

Role	Constant	Description
Owner	`org.RoleOwner`	Full control over the organization. Can manage all members (including other owners), delete the org, change billing settings, and perform all admin actions. Every organization must have at least one owner.
Admin	`org.RoleAdmin`	Can manage members and teams, configure integrations, update org settings, and invite new members. Cannot change other admins' roles or remove owners.
Member	`org.RoleMember`	Read access to organization resources the application grants them. Cannot manage other members, change org settings, or invite users.

const (
    RoleOwner  MemberRole = "owner"
    RoleAdmin  MemberRole = "admin"
    RoleMember MemberRole = "member"
)

Note

These three roles are the built-in org-level roles. You can layer additional fine-grained permissions on top using the RBAC system. See Org-Scoped Roles for details.

Adding members03

Members are typically added through the invitation flow (see Invitations), but you can also add them directly if the user already exists in your system:

import "github.com/xraph/authsome/org"

// Add an existing user as a member directly.
member, err := auth.Orgs().AddMember(ctx, &org.AddMemberInput{
    OrgID:  orgID,
    UserID: targetUserID,
    Role:   org.RoleMember,
})
if err != nil {
    return err
}
fmt.Printf("added member: id=%s role=%s\n", member.ID, member.Role)

Warning

Direct membership addition bypasses the invitation flow and does not send a notification email to the user. Use the invitation flow when you want to notify users and require their explicit acceptance before granting access.

The calling user must have the owner or admin role in the organization to add members. Admins can add member-role users only; adding an admin or owner requires the owner role.

Removing members04

// Remove a member from an organization.
err := auth.Orgs().RemoveMember(ctx, orgID, memberID)

Removing a member:

Deletes the Member record
Removes the user from all teams within the organization
Revokes all org-scoped role assignments for that user
Emits the org.member.removed webhook event

The calling user must be an owner or admin. Owners cannot remove other owners — they must first change the other owner's role to admin, then remove them.

A user can also remove themselves (leave the organization):

err := auth.Orgs().LeaveOrg(ctx, orgID, currentUserID)

Warning

An organization must always have at least one owner. If the last owner tries to leave or be removed, the operation returns ErrLastOwner. Transfer ownership to another member first.

Changing roles05

// Promote a member to admin.
updated, err := auth.Orgs().UpdateMemberRole(ctx, orgID, memberID, org.RoleAdmin)

// Promote an admin to owner.
updated, err := auth.Orgs().UpdateMemberRole(ctx, orgID, memberID, org.RoleOwner)

// Demote an admin to member.
updated, err := auth.Orgs().UpdateMemberRole(ctx, orgID, memberID, org.RoleMember)

Role change rules:

Only owner role users can change roles at the admin and owner levels
admin role users can change roles at the member level only
Changing a user's role emits the org.member.role_changed webhook event

Listing members06

// List all members of an organization.
result, err := auth.Orgs().ListMembers(ctx, orgID, &org.ListMembersInput{
    Limit:           50,
    Cursor:          "",
    IncludeUserData: true,   // populate the User field on each Member
    RoleFilter:      "",     // optional: filter by "owner", "admin", or "member"
})
if err != nil {
    return err
}

for _, m := range result.Items {
    fmt.Printf("  %s (%s) role=%s joined=%s\n",
        m.User.Email, m.ID, m.Role, m.JoinedAt.Format("2006-01-02"))
}

if result.HasMore {
    // Fetch next page using result.NextCursor
}

Field	Type	Description
`Limit`	`int`	Maximum members per page (default: 50, max: 200)
`Cursor`	`string`	Pagination cursor from the previous `NextCursor`
`IncludeUserData`	`bool`	Whether to populate the `User` field on each `Member` record
`RoleFilter`	`string`	When non-empty, returns only members with that role
`Search`	`string`	Filter by display name or email (prefix match)

Checking membership07

// Check if a user is a member of an organization.
member, err := auth.Orgs().GetMember(ctx, orgID, userID)
if errors.Is(err, org.ErrMemberNotFound) {
    // user is not a member
}

// Check if a user has at least a given role.
hasRole, err := auth.Orgs().UserHasRole(ctx, orgID, userID, org.RoleAdmin)

HTTP API endpoints08

The organization plugin registers these member-related routes:

Method	Path	Description
`GET`	`/orgs/:org_id/members`	List all members of an organization
`GET`	`/orgs/:org_id/members/:member_id`	Get a specific member record
`POST`	`/orgs/:org_id/members`	Add a user as a member directly
`PATCH`	`/orgs/:org_id/members/:member_id`	Update a member's role
`DELETE`	`/orgs/:org_id/members/:member_id`	Remove a member from the organization
`DELETE`	`/orgs/:org_id/leave`	Leave the organization (self-removal)

Error reference09

Error	Description
`org.ErrMemberNotFound`	No member record with the given ID exists in this org
`org.ErrAlreadyMember`	The user is already a member of this organization
`org.ErrLastOwner`	Cannot remove or demote the last owner of an organization
`org.ErrInsufficientRole`	The calling user does not have the required role to perform this action
`org.ErrCannotManageOwner`	An admin attempted to modify an owner's role or remove them

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