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Invitations

Collaboration invitations let another user of The Library offer a completed direct share. You can review the pending invitation and accept it from the app.

How Invitations Work

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Pending invitations identify the track group, song name, artwork when available, sender, role, and sent time. Accepting begins the transfer-first workflow; file availability depends on the sender’s shared-folder path being ready.

Viewing Your Pending Invites

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When you have pending invitations, you’ll see a notification badge appear in the app’s header. Clicking the notification icon opens the Invitations modal, where all your pending invites are listed.

Each pending invite includes:

  • Track artwork — the album art for the track being shared, or a placeholder icon if none is set
  • Track name — the title of the song or project
  • Sent by — the name of the producer who invited you
  • Time sent — how long ago the invite was sent (e.g., “5m ago”, “2h ago”, “3d ago”)

The pending-invites endpoint returns invitations that are addressed to you and have not yet been accepted.

Empty State

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If you have no pending invitations, the modal displays a friendly empty state with a checkmark icon and the message “No pending invites.” This means either no one has invited you yet, or you’ve already accepted or dismissed all incoming invites.

Accepting an Invitation

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To accept a collaboration invite:

  1. Open the notification panel and click on an invite
  2. Review the track details in the invite card
  3. Click the Accept button on the invite

The button changes to “Accepting…” while the request processes. Once accepted, the invite is removed from the list and the notification badge is updated.

For a recipient using The Library, acceptance marks the completed Shares row and starts asynchronous import processing. It can take time before files are available in the local workflow.

What Happens After You Accept

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When you accept an invitation, The Library:

  • Records the accepted share — the collaboration moves into the transfer/import flow
  • Starts asynchronous import work — the recipient’s workflow processes the completed share
  • Keeps the invite UI current — the accepted item leaves the pending list

If the sender has not synchronized the required Dropbox folder path, acceptance is rejected until the sender repairs that path. Ask the sender to repair the source path rather than treating repeated acceptance attempts as a file-sync fix.

Notification Badge

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The notification badge in the header updates automatically whenever your invite status changes. It shows the count of unread or pending invitations. After you accept or review invites, the badge updates to reflect your current status.

Clicking the badge at any time opens the full invitations list so you can catch up on any invites you haven’t seen yet.

Tips

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  • Check invites regularly — if you’re collaborating with multiple producers, new invites can pile up. A quick check each morning ensures you don’t miss anything.
  • Accept when ready — there’s no pressure to accept immediately. Take your time to review who’s inviting you and for which track before you commit.
  • File import may take time — acceptance starts asynchronous import processing. Wait for the shared content to become available before treating the transfer as complete.
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