1 ---
2 title: Adding organization members to teams
3 redirect_from:
4 - /adding-org-members-to-teams
5 ---
6
7 import shared from '~/shared.js'
8
9 As an organization owner or team admin, you can add organization members to teams to give them access to a specific set of packages governed by the organization.
10
11 <Note>
12
13 **Note:** An npm user must be a member of your organization before you can add them to a team. To add a member to your organization, see "[Adding members to your organization][add-organization-members]".
14
15 </Note>
16
17 1. <>{shared['user-login'].text}</>
18
19 <>{shared['user-login'].image}</>
20
21 2. <>{shared['account-settings'].text}</>
22
23 <>{shared['account-settings'].image}</>
24
25 3. <>{shared['organization-selection'].text}</>
26
27 <>{shared['organization-selection'].image}</>
28
29 4. <>{shared['organization-teams-tab'].text}</>
30
31 <>{shared['organization-teams-tab'].image}</>
32
33 5. Beside the team you want to add members to, click **Members**.
34
35 <Screenshot src="/organizations/managing-teams/team-members.png" alt="Screenshot of the team members button" />
36
37 6. In the "Username" field, type the npm username of the organization member you would like to add to your team.
38
39 <Screenshot src="/organizations/managing-teams/team-member-select.png" alt="Screenshot of the team member selection" />
40
41 7. Click **+ Add User**.
42
43 <Screenshot src="/organizations/managing-teams/team-member-add-button.png" alt="Screenshot of the team member add button" />
44
45 <Note>
46
47 **Note:** organization members are not notified when they are added to a team. We recommend telling the organization member you have added them to a team.
48
49 </Note>
50
51 ## Managing teams from the CLI
52
53 If you would like to manage the membership of your team from the command line interface (CLI), you can use:
54
55 ```
56 npm team
57 ```
58
59 For more information, see the [CLI documentation on teams][team-cli].
60
61 [add-organization-members]: adding-members-to-your-organization
62 [team-cli]: /cli/team