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Sends aUserInvitationto email. If theUserInvitationdoes not exist for this request and it is a valid request, the request creates aUserInvitation.
Note:Thegetandlistmethods have a 48-hour delay where newly-created consumer accounts will not appear in the results. You can still send aUserInvitationto those accounts if you know the unmanaged email address anduserinvitations.isInvitableUser==True.
HTTP request
POST https://cloudidentity.googleapis.com/v1/{name=customers/*/userinvitations/*}:send
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