Reinstate removed members to an organization
Organization owners are able to reinstate members that have been removed from an organization. Reinstating a member will restore organization and team memberships, forks of private repositories, issue assignments, repository…
Organization owners are able to reinstate members that have been removed from an organization.
Reinstating a member will restore organization and team memberships, forks of private repositories, issue assignments, repository subscriptions, repository stars, and custom email routing settings.
You can reinstate a former member by inviting them through the standard organization invitation flow.
Restored members will receive an email inviting them back to the organization, and their previous settings will be reinstated.

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