# chainctl starter request-access

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Last Modified: October 15, 2026
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## chainctl starter request-access

Request access to a catalog starter organization.

### Synopsis

Request access to an existing catalog starter organization.

If a catalog starter organization for your email domain already exists, this
command sends an access request to the organization's owners. They can
choose whether to invite you; if they do, you will receive an email with
instructions to join.

You must be authenticated as a Chainguard identity (e.g. via 'chainctl auth
login') before running this command. The candidate organization is derived
from the email domain on your authenticated session.

For privacy, this command intentionally returns the same response whether or
not a matching organization exists. If your domain has no associated starter
organization, no request is sent and no error is reported.

```
chainctl starter request-access [flags]
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --api string         The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev")
      --audience string    The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev")
      --config string      A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly.
      --console string     The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev")
      --force-color        Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY.
  -h, --help               Help for chainctl
      --issuer string      The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev")
      --log-level string   Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR")
  -o, --output string      Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide]
  -v, --v int              Set the log verbosity level.
```

### SEE ALSO

* [chainctl starter](/platform/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_starter/)	 - Manage catalog starter organizations