diff --git a/packages/data-center/src/datacenter.ts b/packages/data-center/src/datacenter.ts
index 551fa009cf..e8876ac2d6 100644
--- a/packages/data-center/src/datacenter.ts
+++ b/packages/data-center/src/datacenter.ts
@@ -416,13 +416,14 @@ export class DataCenter {
   /**
    * accept invitation
    * @param {string} inviteCode
+   * @returns {Promise<Permission | null>} permission
    */
   async acceptInvitation(inviteCode: string, providerStr = 'affine') {
     const provider = this.providerMap.get(providerStr);
     if (provider) {
       return await provider.acceptInvitation(inviteCode);
     }
-    return [];
+    return null;
   }
 
   onMessage(cb: (message: Message) => void) {
diff --git a/packages/data-center/src/provider/affine/affine.ts b/packages/data-center/src/provider/affine/affine.ts
index 88dab8485b..6e14e82513 100644
--- a/packages/data-center/src/provider/affine/affine.ts
+++ b/packages/data-center/src/provider/affine/affine.ts
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ export class AffineProvider extends BaseProvider {
     return this._apis.getWorkspaceMembers({ id });
   }
 
-  public override async acceptInvitation(invitingCode: string): Promise<void> {
-    await this._apis.acceptInviting({ invitingCode });
+  public override async acceptInvitation(invitingCode: string) {
+    return await this._apis.acceptInviting({ invitingCode });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/data-center/src/provider/affine/apis/workspace.ts b/packages/data-center/src/provider/affine/apis/workspace.ts
index f2455810eb..09574b3e82 100644
--- a/packages/data-center/src/provider/affine/apis/workspace.ts
+++ b/packages/data-center/src/provider/affine/apis/workspace.ts
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ export interface AcceptInvitingParams {
 
 export async function acceptInviting(
   params: AcceptInvitingParams
-): Promise<void> {
-  await bareClient
-    .post(`api/invitation/${params.invitingCode}`)
-    .catch(error => {
-      sendMessage(messageCode.acceptInvitingFailed);
-      throw new RequestError('accept inviting failed', error);
-    });
+): Promise<Permission> {
+  try {
+    return bareClient.post(`api/invitation/${params.invitingCode}`).json();
+  } catch (error) {
+    sendMessage(messageCode.acceptInvitingFailed);
+    throw new RequestError('accept inviting failed', error);
+  }
 }
 
 export async function uploadBlob(params: { blob: Blob }): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/packages/data-center/src/provider/base.ts b/packages/data-center/src/provider/base.ts
index 0f0a23ead3..eb9a68d748 100644
--- a/packages/data-center/src/provider/base.ts
+++ b/packages/data-center/src/provider/base.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Logger, User } from '../types';
 import type { WorkspaceUnitCollectionScope } from '../workspace-unit-collection';
 import type { WorkspaceUnitCtorParams, WorkspaceUnit } from '../workspace-unit';
 import { Member } from './affine/apis';
+import { Permission } from './affine/apis/workspace.js';
 
 const defaultLogger = () => {
   return;
@@ -233,8 +234,10 @@ export class BaseProvider {
    * @param {string} inviteCode
    * @returns
    */
-  public async acceptInvitation(inviteCode: string): Promise<void> {
+  public async acceptInvitation(
+    inviteCode: string
+  ): Promise<Permission | null> {
     inviteCode;
-    return;
+    return null;
   }
 }