From 3026221f20c79dc36c1f571bdccaec3b8a7586a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laura Beatris <48022589+LauraBeatris@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:10:41 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] chore(backend): Update types to allow creating organizations
 without initial owner

---
 .changeset/sharp-crabs-wave.md                        | 5 +++++
 packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/OrganizationApi.ts | 2 +-
 packages/backend/src/api/resources/Organization.ts    | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/sharp-crabs-wave.md

diff --git a/.changeset/sharp-crabs-wave.md b/.changeset/sharp-crabs-wave.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad82b539805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sharp-crabs-wave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': patch
+---
+
+Allow to create organizations without initial owner
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/OrganizationApi.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/OrganizationApi.ts
index 01d608c027e..e2164fec96b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/OrganizationApi.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/OrganizationApi.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type CreateParams = {
   name: string;
   slug?: string;
   /* The User id for the user creating the organization. The user will become an administrator for the organization. */
-  createdBy: string;
+  createdBy?: string;
   maxAllowedMemberships?: number;
 } & MetadataParams;
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Organization.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Organization.ts
index ab88fd90251..840942e51ab 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Organization.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/resources/Organization.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export class Organization {
     readonly slug: string | null,
     readonly imageUrl: string,
     readonly hasImage: boolean,
-    readonly createdBy: string,
     readonly createdAt: number,
     readonly updatedAt: number,
     readonly publicMetadata: OrganizationPublicMetadata | null = {},
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ export class Organization {
     readonly maxAllowedMemberships: number,
     readonly adminDeleteEnabled: boolean,
     readonly membersCount?: number,
+    readonly createdBy?: string,
   ) {}
 
   static fromJSON(data: OrganizationJSON): Organization {
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export class Organization {
       data.slug,
       data.image_url || '',
       data.has_image,
-      data.created_by,
       data.created_at,
       data.updated_at,
       data.public_metadata,
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ export class Organization {
       data.max_allowed_memberships,
       data.admin_delete_enabled,
       data.members_count,
+      data.created_by,
     );
   }
 }