# Collaborators

> Invite collaborators to your surveys and folders and control what each of them can do with permission levels.

Source: https://getmetasurvey.com/help/invite-collaborators/

Invite collaborators or clients to work on surveys and folders with you. You can set different permission levels to control what each collaborator can do.

## Invite Collaborators to Survey or Folder

1. Click on the **⋯ menu** and select **Collaborators**: ![Collaborators menu](https://getmetasurvey.com/help/invite-collaborators/xcPdGbyn9pLwNwzk2V6Pr8SVlng.webp)(width: 1520, height: 820)

1. Input the email of the user you want to invite: ![Input collaborator email to invite](https://getmetasurvey.com/help/invite-collaborators/4uJ4kLsGYdeprgCrgZQFY0VE.webp)(width: 1520, height: 821)

1. Select the appropriate permission level.

1. Click **Invite**.

**Important notes:**

- **Invitation Validity:** Invitations are valid for **30 days** from the date they are sent.

- **Resending Invitations:** If your collaborator reports not receiving an invitation, you can resend it: ![Resent Invite](https://getmetasurvey.com/help/invite-collaborators/EZ7SLVlv6FLyXybL63H52zXWlE.webp)(width: 1520, height: 821)

## Collaborator Permissions

You can set different permissions for each collaborator. Below are the permissions tables for surveys and folders:

**Survey Permissions:**

![Survey Permissions Table](https://getmetasurvey.com/help/invite-collaborators/Rj3c6IsdIO6QwWL996D5GOXBRIE.webp)(width: 1290, height: 728)

**Folder Permissions:**

![Folder Permissions Table](https://getmetasurvey.com/help/invite-collaborators/FWbMEKr2yCY4BzehYT0XqRjndhc.webp)(width: 1404, height: 1120)

**Important notes:**

- **Movement Restrictions:** Collaborators cannot move shared surveys in or out of folders and cannot move their own surveys to or from shared folders. Only the survey owner can do this.

- **Invitation Management:** Collaborators with “Can Invite” permission cannot invite or manage survey collaborators in a shared folder. They can only manage folder collaborators. Only the folder owner can manage survey collaborators within the nested folder.

- **Email Notifications:** Email notifications for surveys, if enabled, can only be received by the survey owner.

## Collaborator Status

When you invite a collaborator, they are added to your list with the status “Invite sent”. The collaborator must accept your invitation to start working with you. Until then, you will see a clock icon next to their email:

![Collaboarator invited](https://getmetasurvey.com/help/invite-collaborators/XhQV54mH6G6a5k90TgbdtAwVuSo.webp)(width: 1520, height: 820)

Once the collaborator accepts the invitation, you will see their name and email:

![Collaborator active](https://getmetasurvey.com/help/invite-collaborators/mQ6MgXK8dukji3xQesSc477fXyU.webp)(width: 1520, height: 820)

**Troubleshouting:**

If the collaborator has accepted your invite but still appears inactive, please reload the page and check again.

## Editing Surveys or Folders Simultaneously

You cannot work simultaneously on the same survey or folder with other collaborators. Any edits you make might create a conflict, leading to an error.

## Collaborator Plan Restrictions

If your collaborators do not have a paid plan, they will only be able to access the paid features in the shared surveys and folders.