How to add a team member to an exhibitor

Use this guide when you need to associate a participant account with an exhibiting company — giving them a role within that company's team at the event.

What you'll need before starting

What you need	Where to get it
Exhibitor ID	`GET /api/v2/exhibitor/getList?event_id=` or `GET /api/v2/exhibitors/{eventId}/list`
Account ID or email	Already known, or retrieved via `GET /api/v2/account/get`

Team member roles

Role	`member_role` value	Capabilities
Member	`member`	Access to the exhibitor profile — read only. Cannot edit the company profile or add other team members
Admin	`admin`	Can log in to the exhibitor profile, edit the company's information, and add or manage other team members directly via the platform UI

Request — add as Member

Bash

curl -X POST "https://your-event-domain.com/api/v2/account/set" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here" \
  -F "event_id=7" \
  -F "email=jane.doe@example.com" \
  -F "exhibitor_id=1200" \
  -F "member_role=member"

Request — add as Admin

Bash

curl -X POST "https://your-event-domain.com/api/v2/account/set" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here" \
  -F "event_id=7" \
  -F "email=john.smith@example.com" \
  -F "exhibitor_id=1200" \
  -F "member_role=admin"

Request — link using exhibitor External ID instead

Bash

curl -X POST "https://your-event-domain.com/api/v2/account/set" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here" \
  -F "event_id=7" \
  -F "email=jane.doe@example.com" \
  -F "exhibitor_external_id=EXT-001" \
  -F "member_role=member"

Response

JSON

{
  "code": 200,
  "errors": null,
  "data": {
    "id": 18860,
    "email": "jane.doe@example.com",
    "status": "updated",
    "external_id": null
  }
}

Notes

This works on both create and update — you can link an existing account to an exhibitor without changing any other fields
exhibitor_id and exhibitor_external_id are mutually exclusive — use one or the other. exhibitor_id takes precedence when both are present
If the exhibitor has a team member limit set and it has been reached, the association will be rejected. The limit is configured via members_limit in POST /api/v2/exhibitor/set
The team member will appear in the members array of the exhibitor's record in GET /api/v2/exhibitors/{eventId}/list

⚠️ Do not hardcode send_email=true if you are also updating or linking accounts in bulk — this parameter fires a registration email on every request it is present in.