User Model

A User in Xata can be a personal or system account that is identified by a unique email address.

Users can sign in to Xata in any of the following ways:

• Sign in with Github: The primary email address associated with the Github account is used to log in to Xata
• Sign in with Google: The Gmail address associated with the Google account will be used to log in to Xata
• Sign in with email: A link to an authorization URL is dispatched to the requested email address

Upon initial sign in of a new User, Xata automatically creates their first Workspace.

A User that has the Owner or Maintainer role on a Workspace, can invite multiple other Xata Users as members in that Workspace.

Each User can create, or join by invite, any number of Workspaces within the specified limits.

User Roles

The following Workspace-level Roles are available for Users in Xata:

• Owner: Grants full permissions on all Workspace options. Only an Owner can assign or remove the Owner Role for other Users.
• Maintainer: Provides the same permissions with Owner, except for not being allowed to grant or remove the Owner Role for other Users. The Maintainer Role is subject to change.

Transferring Workspace Ownership

An Owner can assign the Owner role to another member in the Workspace. A Workspace can have multiple Owners at any given moment. Subsequently, a new Owner can then edit the Role of other members, such as remove or modify the previous Owner's role.