# Error message when inviting friends **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [February 7, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-message-when-inviting-friends/179077 "2017-02-07T19:45:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lalecture\_me.com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lalecture_me.com/32/22598_2.png) [@lalecture\_me.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lalecture_me.com)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-message-when-inviting-friends/179077/1 "2017-02-07T19:45:07Z")
Hi, I’m new here. But I could really use some help with sharing my server. Everyone I invite as a friend, including myself as a test, leads to an error message. Does anyone have some helpful tips on how to share? Have any of you guys run into this problem before? I have tried this from an iOS device as well as a computer with no success. I could really use some help. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-message-when-inviting-friends/179077/2 "2017-02-07T19:50:47Z")
You cannot invite yourself. Let your friends do the procedure “Accept invitation per website” as described here [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201161077-Accept-an-Invitation](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201161077-Accept-an-Invitation) ---
**Author:** ![lalecture\_me.com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lalecture_me.com/32/22598_2.png) [@lalecture\_me.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lalecture_me.com)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-message-when-inviting-friends/179077/3 "2017-02-07T20:33:08Z")
Hey Otto, thanks for your speedy reply. I read over the directions from the link you sent. Under users and friends the Pending invitations do not have the green check mark option. Only the red x. what suggestions do you have from this point? ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-message-when-inviting-friends/179077/4 "2017-02-07T20:37:54Z")
Your friends must ‘accept’ your invitation first. (see above) > @lalecture@me.com said: > Under users and friends the Pending invitations do not have the green check mark option. Only the red x. what suggestions do you have from this point? Please make a screenshot. I am not sure what you are referring to. ---
**Author:** ![lalecture\_me.com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lalecture_me.com/32/22598_2.png) [@lalecture\_me.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lalecture_me.com)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-message-when-inviting-friends/179077/5 "2017-02-07T21:02:44Z")
![](/uploads/default/original/3X/f/d/fdffa4b96966d30a8cb3c5420e94dd123cbd3b72.png “") I am one of these users under a different email. the error message i got when accepting the invitation is ![](/uploads/default/original/3X/e/b/eb5803d0537d708ed2d16f2031839bd99e3b340e.png “") does this info help you to answer my question? ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-message-when-inviting-friends/179077/6 "2017-02-07T21:22:59Z")
> @lalecture@me.com said: > I am one of these users under a different email. > the error message i got when accepting the invitation is How do you accept the invitation? By clicking the link in the email or by following the procedure I linked to above? ---
**Author:** ![lalecture\_me.com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lalecture_me.com/32/22598_2.png) [@lalecture\_me.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lalecture_me.com)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-message-when-inviting-friends/179077/7 "2017-02-07T21:57:01Z")
i clicked the link from my email. This produced the error message. Which gave the error msg. From your link it shows a place for either accepting or declining the invite as shown here ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/a/c/ac4e1bd13d974f181c7f07ad695cc9f59211fd81.png) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-message-when-inviting-friends/179077/8 "2017-02-07T22:07:37Z")
> @lalecture@me.com said: > i clicked the link from my email. This produced the error message. You cannot use the link from the email, if you are still logged into plex.tv with your main account (in your web browser). Hence why I mentioned “Accept invitation per website” above. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/error-message-when-inviting-friends/179077/9 "2020-01-07T22:42:50Z")