Deactivate Workplace accounts
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Only admins with relevant permissions can deactivate Workplace accounts. If you want your own account to be deactivated, contact your admin.
When you deactivate a person’s Workplace account:
- The person won’t be able to access Workplace and will be logged out of every session. The account will appear as deactivated to active users in your Workplace.
- Content that is dependent on the account will not be deleted. This means posts, comments and messages from the person will still be available to view on Workplace after their account is deactivated.
You can deactivate people one-by-one, or deactivate multiple accounts at the same time.
To deactivate one person’s Workplace account:
- Click
Admin Panel in the left menu on Workplace.
- Click
People.
- Use the filters to find the person whose account you want to deactivate.
- Click
to the right of the person's name, then select Deactivate account.
- Click Confirm.
To deactivate several people’s Workplace accounts:
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- Click Download Template to download a CSV file.
- Open the file, then add the email address or mobile phone number or employee ID of the accounts you want to deactivate. When done, save the file.
- Back on Workplace, click Upload CSV and select your file.
- Respond to any changes or errors that require attention, then click Save changes.
How long does deactivation take?
Admin deactivates an account.
Deactivation takes effect after 24 hours.
The removal process begins.
4 days pass.
After 4 days, group memberships are automatically removed and cannot be restored.
The account is deactivated.Deleting a person's Workplace account
After deactivating a Workplace account, you may want to delete it too.
