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title: "Sending session invitation"
slug: "session-invitation"
updated: 2025-07-31T09:33:36Z
published: 2025-07-31T09:33:36Z
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# Sending session invitation

> [!NOTE]
> **Platform:**Windows only

AnyDesk provides two main methods to invite another user to connect to your device:

1. **Email invitation**
2. **Direct invitation** (available in AnyDesk 7 and later)

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### Email invitation

In desktop-based clients prior to AnyDesk 7, you can generate an email template containing your AnyDesk ID or alias and a link to the AnyDesk website. This template opens in your default browser.

To access this feature:

- Click the **Invitation Email** link under your AnyDesk ID, or
- Right-click your AnyDesk ID and select the email option from the context menu.

In AnyDesk 7 and later, you can invite a user via email by:

- Right-clicking your AnyDesk ID and selecting **Invite via email...**

The recipient can copy the ID from the email into their AnyDesk client and click **Connect** to initiate a session request.

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### Direct invitation

Starting with AnyDesk 7, you can send direct invitations to other users using AnyDesk 7 or later.

To send a direct invitation:

1. Click the **invitation icon** next to your AnyDesk ID.
2. Enter the recipient’s AnyDesk ID or Alias.
3. Select the permission profile that will be applied during the session.

> [!TIP]
> 💡 **NOTE**
> 
> Permissions can be changed during the session using the Accept window, unless they are locked by custom client settings.

After sending the invitation:

- The recipient will receive a notification in their AnyDesk client and a pop-up notification in the bottom-right corner of their screen.
- The notification shows your AnyDesk ID and alias, and allows the recipient to **Accept** or **Reject** the request.

While the invitation is pending, you can modify or cancel it.

> [!CAUTION]
> 🚨 **IMPORTANT**
> 
> The invitation expires after 2 minutes.

If the user clicks **Connect**, the session will start automatically with the permissions you specified.

You can also initiate a session invitation by right-clicking a contact tile in **Favorites**, **Recent Sessions**, **Discovery**, or the **Address Book**, and selecting **Invite**.