# Add or invite someone to a stream

You might want to add a user to a particular stream that they haven't
subscribed to yet so that they can send and read messages in that
stream. In Zulip, you can add users to a public stream even if you
aren't subscribed to that particular stream, but you must be
subscribed to a private stream in order to invite a user to join that
stream.

You can add users to streams, both public and private, that you're
subscribed to.

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1. Click on the stream that you want to add someone to; {!stream-settings.md!}

{!stream-settings-scroll.md!} **Stream membership** section. This section
shows the usernames and emails of all users that are currently subscribed to the
selected stream.

1. Click on the input field labeled **Email address** and enter the username or
email address of the user you want to add to the stream.

    As you type, autocompletion suggestions will appear. You can choose to
    select an option from the autocompletion dropdown or enter the complete
    email address of the user.

1. Once the email address is entered in the **Email address** field, click the
**Add** button to add the user to the stream.

1. After you press the **Add** button, the user will be listed in the **Stream
membership** section, confirming that they have been successfully added to the
stream.