Manage your members' names in Slack
Name changes are sometimes needed for a variety of personal and professional reasons. Whatever the case may be, as an Owner or Admin of a workspace or an Enterprise Grid organization, you have the option to edit the full name, display name, or username fields for your members.
Edit a member's full name, display name, or username
Pro and Business+ plans
Enterprise Grid plan
- From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
- Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Manage members.
- Click the three dots icon to the right of the member's name you'd like to edit.
- Click Edit profile.
- Enter the new full name, display name, or username and click Save.
Org level
Org Owners can make name changes for members of any workspace connected to the org:
- From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
- Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Organization settings.
- Click People in the left sidebar, then select Members.
- Find the member you'd like to update, and click their full name.
- Click Edit Profile.
- Enter the new full name, display name, or username and click Save Changes.
Workspace level
Workspace Owners can make name changes for members of their individual workspace:
- From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
- Select Settings & administration from the menu, then click Manage members.
- Click the three dots icon to the right of the member's name you'd like to edit.
- Click Edit profile.
- Enter the new full name or display name and click Save.
Note: You can't edit accounts that have the same or a higher role than you. (E.g., if you're a Workspace Owner, you can't change another Owner's account or the Workspace Primary Owner's account.)
When single sign-on is enabled
If your workspace uses single sign-on (SSO), you'll need to allow members to change their display names so that you'll have the option to edit them. Learn how to access your SSO settings.
Tip: Workspaces with SAML-based SSO can update members' names from within the identity provider (IDP). Changes will be refreshed the next time the members sign in to Slack.
- Workspace Owners/Admins and Org Owners/Admins
- Available on paid plans
Name changes are sometimes needed for a variety of personal and professional reasons. Whatever the case may be, as an Owner or Admin of a workspace or an Enterprise Grid organization, you have the option to edit the full name, display name, or username fields for your members.
Edit a member's full name, display name, or username
Pro and Business+ plans
Enterprise Grid plan
- From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
- Hover over Tools & settings, then click Manage members.
- Click the three dots icon to the right of the member's name you'd like to edit.
- Click Edit profile.
- Enter the new full name, display name, or username and click Save.
Org level
Org Owners can make name changes for members of any workspace connected to the org:
- From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
- Hover over Tools & settings, then click Organization settings.
- Click People in the left sidebar, then select Members.
- Find the member you'd like to update, and click their full name.
- Click Edit Profile.
- Enter the new full name, display name, or username and click Save Changes.
Workspace level
Workspace Owners can make name changes for members of their individual workspace:
- From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
- Hover over Tools & settings, then click Manage members.
- Click the three dots icon to the right of the member's name you'd like to edit.
- Click Edit profile.
- Enter the new full name or display name and click Save.
Note: You can't edit accounts that have the same or a higher role than you. (E.g., if you're a Workspace Owner, you can't change another Owner's account or the Workspace Primary Owner's account.)
When single sign-on is enabled
If your workspace uses single sign-on (SSO), you'll need to allow members to change their display names so that you'll have the option to edit them. Learn how to access your SSO settings.
Tip: Workspaces with SAML-based SSO can update members' names from within the identity provider (IDP). Changes will be refreshed the next time the members sign in to Slack.
- Workspace Owners/Admins and Org Owners/Admins
- Available on paid plans