# Decline a repository invitation

> Decline an invitation to a repository sent to you.

<div class="g1t-endpoint"><span class="g1t-method" data-method="delete">DELETE</span><code>/user/repository_invitations/{id}</code></div>

Whoever sent it can invite you again. People only.

`404` when you have no pending invitation with that id.

- **Authentication:** Required. Send an [access token](/reference/api/#authentication) as `Authorization: Bearer`.
- **MCP tool:** [`account`](/reference/mcp/#account) with `action` `decline_repository_invitation`, and the same inputs
- **Scope:** An access token needs [`account:write`](/guides/authentication/#scopes).

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | Yes | The invitation's id, from [`list_my_repo_invitations`](/reference/api/access/list-my-repo-invitations/). |

## Example request

```sh
curl -X DELETE https://api.g1t.sh/user/repository_invitations/rin_01kp3e9f0g1h2j3k4m5n6p7q8r \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN"
```

## Example response

A successful request answers `200` with:

```json
{
  "id": "rin_01kp3e9f0g1h2j3k4m5n6p7q8r",
  "repo": "flagon-io/hello",
  "repo_id": "rep_01m3m5q6p0e2qaw6mmjahk0qrr",
  "invitee": "ada",
  "email": null,
  "role": "triage",
  "invited_by": "syntaqx",
  "inviter_avatar": null,
  "status": "declined",
  "created_at": "2026-10-05T17:00:00.000Z",
  "expires_at": "2026-10-12T17:00:00.000Z"
}
```

## Errors

A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like `{"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}`. See [errors](/reference/api/#errors).

| Status | Code | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | A token is required, or the one sent is not valid. |
| 403 | `forbidden` | The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change or an agent token outside its repository. |
| 404 | `not_found` | It does not exist, or you cannot see it. |
| 409 | `conflict` | The request conflicts with the current state. |
| 422 | `invalid` | The input is not valid. `message` says which field and why. |