Managing user access and permissions in the admin panel

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Business and Enterprise Scale only

Platform(s)

Web/Browser, Mac app, and Windows app 

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Managing user access in the admin panel overview

The admin panel allows admins to take actions like adding and removing users from workspaces, activating and deactivating users, and transferring base ownership.

Managing workspace user permissions in the admin panel

To manage workspace user permissions in admin panel:

  1. Open your admin panel.

  2. Click Workspaces.

  3. Under the " Collaborators " column, click the collaborator group name of the collaborator whose permission you want to manage.

  4. Click the icon next to the collaborator's name you want to manage under the "Permissions" column.

  5. Select the collaborator’s new permission for that collaborator.

Managing base user permissions in the admin panel

To manage base user permissions in admin panel:

  1. Open your admin panel.

  2. Click Bases.

  3. Under the " Collaborators " column, click the collaborator group name of the collaborator whose permission you want to manage.

  4. Click the icon next to the collaborator's name you want to manage under the "Permissions" column.

  5. Select the collaborator’s new permission for that collaborator.

Managing interface user permissions in the admin panel

To manage base user permissions in admin panel:

  1. Open your admin panel.

  2. Click Interfaces.

  3. Under the " Collaborators " column, click the collaborator group name of the collaborator whose permission you want to manage.

  4. Click the icon next to the collaborator's name you want to manage under the "Permissions" column.

  5. Select the collaborator’s new permission for that collaborator.

Removing access and deactivating users in the admin panel

Note

Deactivating users and removing them from a workspace, base, or interface are different actions. Deactivating users prevents them from logging in to Airtable, while removing users only removes their existing workspace and base privileges—still allowing users to log into Airtable and create workspaces, bases, and interfaces.

To remove access or deactivate users in the admin panel:

  1. Open your admin panel.

  2. Click Users.

  3. Select the user you want to remove or deactivate.

  4. Click ... icon next to the collaborator’s name you want to remove or deactivate.

  5. Click Remove access or Deactivate.

  6. Click Remove access or Deactivate to confirm the changes.

Reactivating deactivated users in the admin panel

To reactivate users in the admin panel:

  1. Open your admin panel.

  2. Click Users.

  3. Select the “Status” filter and select Deactivated.

  4. Click ... icon next to the collaborator’s name you want to reactivate.

  5. Click Provision.

FAQs

How do I programmatically remove users from workspaces, bases, and interfaces?

Note

Deactivating users and removing them from a workspace, base, or interface are different actions. Deactivating users prevents them from logging in to Airtable, while removing users only removes their existing workspace and base privileges—still allowing users to log into Airtable and create workspaces, bases, and interfaces.

Check out our API documentation to learn how to programmatically remove users from the admin panel.

Why am I unable to add users due to their email domain?

If domain verification has been enabled at your organization, then the email address of the user that you are attempting to add must match one of the allowed domains as configured in your organization’s admin panel. To add a new domain to your organization’s allowlist you’ll need to:

  1. (Non-admin users): Contact an admin to have them change the domain verification settings in admin panel.

  2. (Admin users): Adjust domain settings as outline in this article.

Can deactivated users be removed from the user's list in the admin panel?

No. While there is no way to remove deactivated users from the user's list, you can filter deactivated users out of your results if needed.

To display only active users in the admin panel:

  1. Open your admin panel.

  2. Click Users.

  3. Select the “Status” filter and select Active.

Are deactivated user-owned bases, workspaces, etc., included in my account's usage and storage limits?

Deactivated users who own bases, workspaces, etc., do not count toward your account’s overall usage. However, their bases and workspaces will remain under their ownership. The deactivated user will lose access to the account but retain ownership of the bases and workspaces.