# Decline an invitation

Source: https://ethicsportal.eu/developers/api/operations/declineinvitation/

PATCH

/me/invitations/{invitation\_id}/decline.json

```
const url = 'https://secure.ethicsportal.eu/me/invitations/example/decline.json';
const options = {method: 'PATCH', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://secure.ethicsportal.eu/me/invitations/example/decline.json \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
```

* EthicsPortal application

Decline a pending invitation. Personal tokens only.

## Authorizations

* **[personalToken](https://ethicsportal.eu/developers/api/#personaltoken)**  
invitations:respond

## Parameters

### Path Parameters

**invitation\_id**

required

string

## Responses

### 204

Declined.

### 400

Invalid query or parameters

application/json

object

**error**

required

object

**code**

required

string

Allowed values: invalid\_token forbidden insufficient\_scope not\_found invalid\_request agreement\_required rate\_limited idempotency\_key\_reused idempotency\_key\_in\_progress not\_retryable channel\_inactive invitation\_unavailable already\_subscribed no\_subscription

**feedback\_url**

required

Where to tell EthicsPortal what went wrong: POST product feedback here with the same token.

string format: uri

#### Example 

```
{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "feedback_url": "https://secure.ethicsportal.eu/me/feedback.json"
  }
}
```

### 401

Missing, unknown, expired or revoked token

application/json

object

**error**

required

object

**code**

required

string

Allowed values: invalid\_token forbidden insufficient\_scope not\_found invalid\_request agreement\_required rate\_limited idempotency\_key\_reused idempotency\_key\_in\_progress not\_retryable channel\_inactive invitation\_unavailable already\_subscribed no\_subscription

**feedback\_url**

required

Where to tell EthicsPortal what went wrong: POST product feedback here with the same token.

string format: uri

#### Example 

```
{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_token",
    "feedback_url": "https://secure.ethicsportal.eu/me/feedback.json"
  }
}
```

### 403

The token lacks the required scope (WWW-Authenticate names it), the user’s role does not allow the action, or an agreement must be accepted in the web application

application/json

object

**error**

required

object

**code**

required

string

Allowed values: invalid\_token forbidden insufficient\_scope not\_found invalid\_request agreement\_required rate\_limited idempotency\_key\_reused idempotency\_key\_in\_progress not\_retryable channel\_inactive invitation\_unavailable already\_subscribed no\_subscription

**feedback\_url**

required

Where to tell EthicsPortal what went wrong: POST product feedback here with the same token.

string format: uri

#### Example 

```
{
  "error": {
    "code": "insufficient_scope",
    "feedback_url": "https://secure.ethicsportal.eu/me/feedback.json"
  }
}
```

### 404

Resource missing or inaccessible, or API access suspended

application/json

object

**error**

required

object

**code**

required

string

Allowed values: invalid\_token forbidden insufficient\_scope not\_found invalid\_request agreement\_required rate\_limited idempotency\_key\_reused idempotency\_key\_in\_progress not\_retryable channel\_inactive invitation\_unavailable already\_subscribed no\_subscription

**feedback\_url**

required

Where to tell EthicsPortal what went wrong: POST product feedback here with the same token.

string format: uri

#### Example 

```
{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "feedback_url": "https://secure.ethicsportal.eu/me/feedback.json"
  }
}
```

### 409

The invitation is no longer valid: expired, already answered, or you are already an active member

application/json

object

**error**

required

object

**code**

required

string

Allowed values: invalid\_token forbidden insufficient\_scope not\_found invalid\_request agreement\_required rate\_limited idempotency\_key\_reused idempotency\_key\_in\_progress not\_retryable channel\_inactive invitation\_unavailable already\_subscribed no\_subscription

**feedback\_url**

required

Where to tell EthicsPortal what went wrong: POST product feedback here with the same token.

string format: uri

#### Example 

```
{
  "error": {
    "code": "invitation_unavailable",
    "feedback_url": "https://secure.ethicsportal.eu/me/feedback.json"
  }
}
```

### 429

Rate limited; retry after the Retry-After interval

application/json

object

**error**

required

object

**code**

required

string

Allowed values: invalid\_token forbidden insufficient\_scope not\_found invalid\_request agreement\_required rate\_limited idempotency\_key\_reused idempotency\_key\_in\_progress not\_retryable channel\_inactive invitation\_unavailable already\_subscribed no\_subscription

**feedback\_url**

required

Where to tell EthicsPortal what went wrong: POST product feedback here with the same token.

string format: uri

#### Example 

```
{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limited",
    "feedback_url": "https://secure.ethicsportal.eu/me/feedback.json"
  }
}
```