# Change Account Owner

### Transferring Account Ownership <a href="#transferring-account-ownership" id="transferring-account-ownership"></a>

There might be multiple reasons why one would want to transfer Account Ownership to another user in the Organization. This can be done using one of the two methods.

### Via the Users section <a href="#via-the-users-section" id="via-the-users-section"></a>

1. Click on **Settings** in the sidebar

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2\. Click on **Users** from the secondary navigation menu

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3\. Click on **Transfer Ownership** beside your name

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### Via Organization Settings <a href="#via-organization-settings" id="via-organization-settings"></a>

1. Click on **Settings**, then select **General Settings** and click on **Transfer Ownership**

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2\. From the **Users** drop-down, select the user you would like to transfer your Organization’s ownership to

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3\. Enable the checkbox confirming your action to proceed. Once you have confirmed, click on the **Save** button to transfer your ownership to that user

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{% hint style="warning" %}
**Important:**

Once the ownership transfer is successful, your **User Type** within the Organization will be changed to `User` from `Account Owner`.
{% endhint %}

*Have any questions?* [*Ask the community*](https://community.squadcast.com/view/home)*.*


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