> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.proprietas.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Access Requests

> Approve people from your domain who request to join.

When someone on your verified SSO domain signs in but hasn't been invited, Proprietas doesn't let them straight in — they land on a **request-access** screen and an admin approves them. It's the same pattern as Notion or Slack: your domain proves who they are, you decide whether they get a seat.

## What the Requester Sees

After signing in via SSO with no membership, they see *"Proprietas already has a workspace for your-domain.com — you haven't been invited yet"* and a **Request Access** button. Once they request, the screen shows a pending state. They can't see any of your data until you approve.

<Note>
  People you've already **invited** skip this entirely — an invite is pre-approval, so they join straight away.
</Note>

## Approving or Denying

Admins handle requests in **Settings → Members → Pending Requests**:

* A **badge** appears on the Settings sidebar entry and the Members tab when requests are waiting.
* You also get a notification (and, if enabled, an email) — toggle these under **Settings → Notifications → Member requests**.
* **Approve** with a role (defaults to Editor) — the person becomes a member and gets a "you're in" email.
* **Deny** to decline silently.

## Auto-Join (Optional)

By default every verified domain is **request-to-join**. A domain can be switched to **auto-join** if you'd rather everyone on it become a member automatically — ask support to enable it for a domain.