{"slug":"invite-only-features","title":"Invite only features","tags":["tailscale"],"agent_summary":"Last validated: Sep 26, 2025","trigger_phrases":[],"runnable":false,"markdown":"\r\n# Invite only features\r\n\r\nLast validated: Sep 26, 2025\r\n\r\nInvite only features require a user to be invited to use and accept an invitation for access to feature previews.\r\nUsers can create invitation codes to share with other users.\r\n\r\n## [How it works](https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/invite-only-feature\\#how-it-works)\r\n\r\nInvite only features require an invitation code.\r\n\r\nA user with an invite only feature code can decide whether they want to accept the invitation to add\r\nthe feature to their own tailnet.\r\n\r\nAn invitation code can be redeemed up to some maximum allowed times and has no time expiration.\r\n\r\n![Example of acceptance dialog for an invite only feature.](https://tailscale.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Finvite-only-dialog.ab3d7384.png&w=1080&q=75)\r\n\r\nYou need to be an [Owner, Admin, or IT admin](https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/user-roles) of a tailnet to create or accept an\r\ninvitation code, join a waitlist for an invitation code, or copy an invitation code from the admin\r\nconsole.\r\n\r\n## [Creating a feature invitation](https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/invite-only-feature\\#creating-a-feature-invitation)\r\n\r\nYou need to be an [Owner, Admin, or IT admin](https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/user-roles) of a tailnet to create a feature\r\ninvitation.\r\n\r\n1. Open the [General](https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/general) settings page of the admin console.\r\n\r\n2. In the **Feature previews** section, locate the feature that you would like to invite others to\r\naccess. Invite only features have the **Invite only** badge.\r\n\r\n3. Select the **Invite others** button, for example, **Invite others to use New Feature**.\r\n\r\n4. Select **Generate & copy invite link**.\r\n![Example of generating an invite dialog.](https://tailscale.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fgenerate-invite-link.e7a9c64b.png&w=1080&q=75)\r\n5. Share the copied link with others.\r\n\r\n\r\nIf you need to copy the link again, return to the [General](https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/general) settings page of the admin\r\nconsole, select the **Invite others** button, and then select **Copy invite link**.\r\n\r\n## [Accepting a feature invitation](https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/invite-only-feature\\#accepting-a-feature-invitation)\r\n\r\nYou need to be an [Owner, Admin, or IT admin](https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/user-roles) of a tailnet to accept a feature\r\ninvitation.\r\n\r\n1. Open the invitation URL.\r\n2. Confirm that you want to accept the feature by selecting the **Join alpha** button.\r\n3. Depending on the feature, you may need to update your tailnet settings or take other steps to\r\nenable the feature. Take action if needed based on guidance provided when you accept the invitation.\r\n\r\n## [Joining a feature invitation waitlist](https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/invite-only-feature\\#joining-a-feature-invitation-waitlist)\r\n\r\nYou need to be an [Owner, Admin, or IT admin](https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/user-roles) of a tailnet to join an invitation\r\nwaitlist.\r\n\r\n1. Open the [General](https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/general) settings page of the admin console.\r\n2. In the **Feature previews** section, locate the feature for which you would like to have access.\r\nInvite only features have the **Invite only** badge.\r\n3. Select the **Join waitlist** button.\r\n\r\nIf the feature has an available opening, Tailscale will automatically grant you access to the\r\nfeature. Otherwise, Tailscale adds you to the feature's waitlist—you will receive an email when\r\nyour access is granted.\r\n\r\n![Project Logo](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/tailscale.com/fallback/lettermark/theme/dark/h/256/w/256/icon?c=1bfwsmEH20zzEfSNTed)\r\n\r\nAsk AI\r\n\r\nreCAPTCHA\r\n\r\nRecaptcha requires verification.\r\n\r\nprotected by **reCAPTCHA**\r\n","html":"<h1>Invite only features</h1>\n<p>Last validated: Sep 26, 2025</p>\n<p>Invite only features require a user to be invited to use and accept an invitation for access to feature previews.\r\nUsers can create invitation codes to share with other users.</p>\n<h2><a href=\"https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/invite-only-feature#how-it-works\">How it works</a></h2>\n<p>Invite only features require an invitation code.</p>\n<p>A user with an invite only feature code can decide whether they want to accept the invitation to add\r\nthe feature to their own tailnet.</p>\n<p>An invitation code can be redeemed up to some maximum allowed times and has no time expiration.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://tailscale.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Finvite-only-dialog.ab3d7384.png&#x26;w=1080&#x26;q=75\" alt=\"Example of acceptance dialog for an invite only feature.\"></p>\n<p>You need to be an <a href=\"https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/user-roles\">Owner, Admin, or IT admin</a> of a tailnet to create or accept an\r\ninvitation code, join a waitlist for an invitation code, or copy an invitation code from the admin\r\nconsole.</p>\n<h2><a href=\"https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/invite-only-feature#creating-a-feature-invitation\">Creating a feature invitation</a></h2>\n<p>You need to be an <a href=\"https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/user-roles\">Owner, Admin, or IT admin</a> of a tailnet to create a feature\r\ninvitation.</p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open the <a href=\"https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/general\">General</a> settings page of the admin console.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>In the <strong>Feature previews</strong> section, locate the feature that you would like to invite others to\r\naccess. Invite only features have the <strong>Invite only</strong> badge.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Select the <strong>Invite others</strong> button, for example, <strong>Invite others to use New Feature</strong>.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Select <strong>Generate &#x26; copy invite link</strong>.\r\n<img src=\"https://tailscale.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fgenerate-invite-link.e7a9c64b.png&#x26;w=1080&#x26;q=75\" alt=\"Example of generating an invite dialog.\"></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Share the copied link with others.</p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p>If you need to copy the link again, return to the <a href=\"https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/general\">General</a> settings page of the admin\r\nconsole, select the <strong>Invite others</strong> button, and then select <strong>Copy invite link</strong>.</p>\n<h2><a href=\"https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/invite-only-feature#accepting-a-feature-invitation\">Accepting a feature invitation</a></h2>\n<p>You need to be an <a href=\"https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/user-roles\">Owner, Admin, or IT admin</a> of a tailnet to accept a feature\r\ninvitation.</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the invitation URL.</li>\n<li>Confirm that you want to accept the feature by selecting the <strong>Join alpha</strong> button.</li>\n<li>Depending on the feature, you may need to update your tailnet settings or take other steps to\r\nenable the feature. Take action if needed based on guidance provided when you accept the invitation.</li>\n</ol>\n<h2><a href=\"https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/invite-only-feature#joining-a-feature-invitation-waitlist\">Joining a feature invitation waitlist</a></h2>\n<p>You need to be an <a href=\"https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/user-roles\">Owner, Admin, or IT admin</a> of a tailnet to join an invitation\r\nwaitlist.</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the <a href=\"https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/general\">General</a> settings page of the admin console.</li>\n<li>In the <strong>Feature previews</strong> section, locate the feature for which you would like to have access.\r\nInvite only features have the <strong>Invite only</strong> badge.</li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Join waitlist</strong> button.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>If the feature has an available opening, Tailscale will automatically grant you access to the\r\nfeature. Otherwise, Tailscale adds you to the feature's waitlist—you will receive an email when\r\nyour access is granted.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.brandfetch.io/tailscale.com/fallback/lettermark/theme/dark/h/256/w/256/icon?c=1bfwsmEH20zzEfSNTed\" alt=\"Project Logo\"></p>\n<p>Ask AI</p>\n<p>reCAPTCHA</p>\n<p>Recaptcha requires verification.</p>\n<p>protected by <strong>reCAPTCHA</strong></p>\n"}