# Manage project members

[Organization owners](/guides/admin-organizations-understanding-organizations#organization-roles) or [project owners](/guides/admin-projects-understanding-projects#project-roles) can manage members in a project. Each member is assigned one or more [project roles](/guides/admin-projects-understanding-projects#project-roles) that determine their permissions within the project.

To assign and manage roles programmatically with the Admin API, or to manage roles for service accounts and API keys, see [Manage roles and access](/guides/move-to-production-manage-rbac).

:::callout{intent="tip"}
For information about managing members at the **organization-level**, see [Manage organization members](/guides/admin-organizations-manage-organization-members).
:::

## Add members to a project

:::callout{intent="note"}
Project owners can add existing organization members to a project and manage their project roles. Only [organization owners](/guides/admin-organizations-understanding-organizations#organization-roles) can invite people who aren't yet members of the organization.
:::

You can add members to a project in the [Pinecone console](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/projects):

1. Select your project.
2. Go to the [**Manage > Access > Members** tab](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/projects/-/access/members).
3. Enter the member's email address or name.
4. Select a [**Project role**](/guides/admin-projects-understanding-projects#project-roles) for the member. The role determines the member's permissions within Pinecone.
5. Click **Invite**.

When you invite a member to join your project, Pinecone sends them an email containing a link that enables them to gain access to the project. If they already have a Pinecone account, they still receive an email, but they can also immediately view the project.

**Change a member's role**

You can change a member's role in the [Pinecone console](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/projects):

1. Select your project.
2. Go to the [**Manage > Access > Members** tab](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/projects/-/access/members).
3. In the row of the member you want to edit, click **ellipsis (...) menu > Edit role**.
4. Select a [**Project role**](/guides/admin-projects-understanding-projects#project-roles) for the member.
5. Click **Edit role**.

## Remove a member

You can remove a member from a project in the [Pinecone console](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/projects):

1. Select your project.
2. Go to the [**Manage > Access > Members** tab](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/projects/-/access/members).
3. In the row of the member you want to remove, click **ellipsis (...) menu > Remove member**.
4. Click **Remove member**.

:::callout{intent="note"}
To remove yourself from a project, click the **Leave project** button in your user's row and confirm.
:::

## Related pages

- [Understanding projects](./admin-projects-understanding-projects.md)
- [Create a project](./admin-projects-create-a-project.md)
- [Manage projects](./admin-projects-manage-projects.md)
- [Manage API keys](./admin-projects-manage-api-keys.md)
- [Manage service accounts at the project-level](./admin-projects-manage-service-accounts.md)
- [Projects overview](./admin-assistant-projects-overview.md)
- [Create a project](./admin-assistant-create-a-project.md)
- [Manage projects](./admin-assistant-manage-projects.md)
- [Manage project members](./admin-assistant-manage-project-members.md)
- [Manage API keys](./admin-assistant-manage-api-keys.md)

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