chore(backend): Allow to create organizations without initial owner (#4670)

Author: LauraBeatris

.changeset/sharp-crabs-wave.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': minor
+---
+
+Allow creating organizations without an initial owner to facilitate B2B onboarding flows

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;
 

packages/backend/src/api/resources/JSON.ts

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export interface OrganizationJSON extends ClerkResourceJSON {
   admin_delete_enabled: boolean;
   public_metadata: OrganizationPublicMetadata | null;
   private_metadata?: OrganizationPrivateMetadata;
-  created_by: string;
+  created_by?: string;
   created_at: number;
   updated_at: number;
 }

packages/backend/src/api/resources/Organization.ts

@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ 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 = {},
     readonly privateMetadata: OrganizationPrivateMetadata = {},
     readonly maxAllowedMemberships: number,
     readonly adminDeleteEnabled: boolean,
     readonly membersCount?: number,
+    readonly createdBy?: string,
   ) {}
 
   static fromJSON(data: OrganizationJSON): Organization {
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ export class Organization {
       data.slug,
       data.image_url || '',
       data.has_image,
-      data.created_by,
       data.created_at,
       data.updated_at,
       data.public_metadata,
       data.private_metadata,
       data.max_allowed_memberships,
       data.admin_delete_enabled,
       data.members_count,
+      data.created_by,
     );
   }
 }