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

# Connect Invites

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# Overview

Connect Invites function like [Connect Links](/platform/connect/links), but they add an additional layer of verification, allowing them to be used in stand alone scenarios like personalized emails.

Connect Invites differ from Connect Links in a 2 important ways:

* Connect Invites allow you to prompt the user for verification information only they should know. This verification info is set when you create the account connection. Some examples include:
  * Last 4 of SSN
  * Account Number or User ID with your organization
  * The current bank account number they have on file with your organization
* Connect Invites expire 72 hours after creation (vs 10 minutes for Connect Links) or after 3 failed verification attempts.

<Note>
  **Different in Sandbox**<br /><br />
  Remember that sandbox follows special rules about [sending emails](/reference/testing-in-sandbox#emails).
</Note>

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# Methods

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  <Tab title="Create">
    <Card icon="square-plus" iconType="solid" color="#86B74B">
      **`POST`  /connect-invite**<br />
      Link your creators to Connect to activate their connection to you.
    </Card>

    ## Body Parameters

    <ParamField body="account_connection" type="string" required="true">
      ID of the account connection to be onboarded.
    </ParamField>

    <ParamField body="send_email" type="boolean">
      If true, Manifest will send your account connection an invite email. Send `false` to turn off the Manifest-powered email invite, and use the returned `url` to send your own invite. (Default: `true`)
    </ParamField>

    ## Example

    <CodeGroup>
      ```json Request theme={null}
      // POST /connect-invite
      {
          "account_connection": "acon_XXXXX",
      }
      ```

      ```json Response theme={null}
      {
          "url": "https://connect.manifestfinancial.com/invite/cYnAmfVT6zk7kFXjxkYzHVyMMneZn0VpRek0",
          "created_at": "2024-01-23T22:39:30.779Z",
          "expires_at": "2024-01-23T22:49:30.778Z"
      }
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

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# Properties

<ParamField path="url" type="string">
  URL that directs your user to their personalized invite. This URL is safe to email to your user.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="expires_at" type="date">
  Date this Connect invite will automatically expire. (Set to 72 hours after object is created.) Formatted as [ISO 8601 date/time string](https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime).
</ParamField>