How to Add & Remove Managers from Your Google Business Profile

TL;DR on how to add/remove managers from GBP

• Only owners can add or remove users on a Google Business Profile (GBP); managers can only remove themselves.
• Owners and managers have similar permissions, with managers unable to remove the profile or manage other users.
• To add or remove users, go to your GBP settings, select “People and access,” and invite or remove users based on their access level (Owner or Manager).
• The primary owner is the first person to claim a profile and can transfer ownership to another user, but cannot remove themselves without transferring primary ownership.
• New owners have limited access for the first 7 days, unable to remove the profile, manage users, or transfer primary ownership during this period.

If you are a business owner or a marketer who manages Google Business Profiles (GBP) you must know how to add and remove owners and managers of your GBP.

Before we dive into the instructions to add and remove listing managers, here are a few key concepts to be aware of.

1. Only owners can add or remove users.
2. Managers can remove themselves from a profile.
3. Each person can have their own access and they don’t share sign-in info.
4. Owners and managers have different levels of access to the profile

1. Managers can’t remove a Business Profile.

Managers can’t add or remove other users. (i.e. Managers don’t have user management permissions.)

How To Add a Manager To Google Business Profile

Go to your Business Profile. Learn how to find your profile

1. Click Menu and then Business Profile settings and then People and access.
2. At the top left, click Add.
3. Enter a name or email address.
4. Under “Access,” choose Owner or Manager.
5. Click Invite.

Tips:

1. Invitees will have the option to accept the invitation and immediately become users. When they accept the invitation, you’ll get a notification email. Users in the account can find the names and email addresses of the owners and managers.
2. You can find all active users and people who are invited to become users. To cancel pending invitations, click X in the row.
3. If you want to transfer ownership of your profile, you can learn how to transfer ownership of a profile.

What Is A Google Business Profile Primary Owner?

How to Remove a Manager/Owner From Google Business Accounts

If you’re wondering how to remove a manager from Google Business profile, you can revoke their access through your Google Business Profile settings. Follow these steps to remove a manager from your profile:

Sign in to the Google account that owns or manages the Business Profile.

• Open your Google Business Profile and select Business Profile settings.
• Select People and access.
• Find the manager you want to remove.
• Select the user and choose Remove person.
• Confirm that you want to remove their access.

If you can’t click Remove X, it could mean that:

• You’re trying to remove the primary owner from the profile. Transfer primary ownership to someone else, then remove the user from the profile. Learn how to transfer primary ownership.
• You’re signed in as a manager. Only owners can remove other owners and managers.

If you remove a user, they’ll get an email notification. They can’t edit business information or take any administrative actions. But their past responses to reviews, posts, comments, and other actions will remain.

Restrictions On New Owners & Managers

• remove the profile,
• remove other users, or
• transfer primary ownership.

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