> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting started with teams

> Create a team, invite members, and assign roles in Meilisearch Cloud.

Teams in Meilisearch Cloud let you organize project access for multiple collaborators. This guide walks you through your default team, inviting members, and assigning roles.

## Your default team

When you sign up for Meilisearch Cloud, a default team is automatically created for you. You are the owner of this team and have full administrative control over it.

Your default team is associated with all projects you create. Any member you invite to the team gains access to those projects based on their assigned role.

## Navigate to team settings

1. Log in to the [Meilisearch Cloud dashboard](https://cloud.meilisearch.com)
2. Click your profile icon in the top-right corner
3. Select **Team settings** from the dropdown menu

The team settings page displays your current team members and their roles.

## Invite a team member

1. On the team settings page, click **Invite member**
2. Enter the email address of the person you want to invite
3. Select a role: **Owner** or **Member**
4. Click **Send invitation**

The invited person receives an email with a link to join your team. Once they accept, they appear in your team members list with the role you assigned.

## Understand team roles

Meilisearch Cloud has two team roles:

| Role       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Owner**  | Full access to all projects, billing, team management, and settings. Can invite and remove members, change roles, and delete projects.                                                                                          |
| **Member** | Can view projects and perform searches. Has limited access to project settings and cannot manage billing or team membership. See [manage API keys](/capabilities/security/how_to/manage_api_keys) for key-level access control. |

A team may only have one owner. If you need to transfer ownership, the current owner must explicitly reassign it from the team settings page.

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Teams overview" href="/capabilities/teams/overview">
    Learn more about how teams work in Meilisearch Cloud
  </Card>

  <Card title="Manage team roles" href="/capabilities/teams/how_to/manage_team_roles">
    Change member roles and understand role permissions in detail
  </Card>
</CardGroup>