Remove people from an organization

Updated at June 19th, 2025

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What to expect Existing teams, files and projects Drafts Drafts in teams outside the organization Remove a user in Figma Remove a user via SAML SSO or Google SSO

Before you start

Who can use this feature

Available on the Organization and Enterprise plans

On the Organization plan, only organization admins can remove members and guests from the organization

On the Enterprise plan, organization admins, billing group admins, and workspace admins can remove members and guests from the organization

Removing people from an organization prevents them from accessing any teams, projects, files, libraries, and other resources in the organization.

Organization admins can remove any member or guest
Billing group admins can only remove people from billing groups they manage
Workspace admins can only remove people from workspaces they manage

What to expect

Figma uses organization domains to determine who can join an organization. Members are accounts with email addresses that match an organization domain. Guests are accounts with external email addresses and can still access their Figma account outside the organization. This includes any other teams or organizations they belong to.

Existing teams, files and projects

When you remove a member, Figma keeps their contributions to organization teams, projects, and shared files.

While not required, we recommend you transfer ownership of the member's teams and projects before you remove them.

Change the owner of a team
If you don't transfer ownership of a team before removing the team owner from your organization, the team won't have an owner. Organization admins can claim ownership of the team from the Teams tab in Admin. Team admins can continue to manage a team regardless of whether there is an owner assigned.
Transfer ownership of projects
If you don't transfer ownership of projects before removing the owner, they won't have a new owner until one is assigned.

Note: When a member is removed, their files will not be given a new owner. Any person with can edit access to the files can continue to make changes or move them.

Drafts

When you remove a member or guest from your organization, their draft files become accessible to organization admins in Admin. This helps prevent important work from getting lost when someone leaves.

Drafts in teams outside the organization

What happens to a member’s teams and drafts in Starter or Professional teams outside the organization depends on the organization's domain capture and SAML SSO settings.

Domain capture on: Members will no longer have access to the Figma account under their company email. They will lose access to their drafts and any teams, files, and projects in teams outside the organization.
Domain capture off: Figma detaches their email address from the organization. This allows them to keep a Figma account registered under their company email. They won’t be able to access the organization, but may be able to access drafts, teams, and projects in teams outside the organization.
SAML SSO on: If you remove members from your identity provider, they won’t be able to log in to Figma using their company email. They won’t be able to access anything in their organization or teams outside the organization.

Remove a user in Figma

From the file browser, click Admin in the left sidebar.
Click the People tab.
Use the search field to find the member or guest.
Click and select Remove.
Check the box next to I understand that this action isn't reversible and click Remove member.

From the file browser, click Admin in the left sidebar.
Select the relevant billing group in the sidebar.
Use the search field to find the member or guest.
Click and select Remove.
Check the box next to I understand that this action isn't reversible and click Remove member.

From the file browser, click Admin in the left sidebar.
Select the relevant workspace in the sidebar.
Select the People tab.
Use the search field to find the member or guest.
Click and select Remove.
Check the box next to I understand that this action isn't reversible and click Remove member.

Remove a user via SAML SSO or Google SSO

If your organization members are configured via SAML SSO, you will also need to remove the user from your identity provider.

This isn't something that we can help you with directly, but we've rounded up some documentation from our supported providers below.

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory): How to create, invite, and delete users (third-party documentation)
OneLogin: Suspending or Deleting Users in OneLogin (third-party documentation)
Okta: Deactivate and delete users accounts (third-party documentation)
GSuite: Delete a user from your organization (third-party documentation)

Note: If you remove or deprovision a user via your identity provider, this may prevent them from accessing any Starter or Professional teams they've joined outside the organization.