Remove or ban users from a group

This page is for administrators who manage groups for an organization. If you're not an admin and need help managing your own groups, go to the Learning Center.

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As a Groups administrator, you can remove members from any group in your organization, whether or not you created the group. You can also ban a user from joining any group.

Remove members from a group

If you remove a member from a group, they no longer receive email addressed to the group. Removing a member does not delete the user's account.

Also, if you remove the group owner, the group still works. As an administrator, you can manage the group or assign ownership to another user.

Using the Admin console

1. In the Google Admin console, go to Menu Directory Groups.

   Go to Groups

   Requires having the Groups administrator privilege.

2. Click the name of a group Members.
3. Do one of the following:
   • Remove one member—Point to the member and click Remove
   • Remove multiple members—Check the boxes next to the members and click Remove members .
4. Click Remove Members to confirm.

Using Google Groups

Requires turning on Groups for Business

1. Sign in to Google Groups.
2. Click the name of a group.
3. On the left, click Members.
4. Point to each member you want to remove check the box next to their name.
5. At the top right, click Remove member OK to confirm.

Tip: Get more help using Google Groups to manage your organization's groups at the Learning Center.

Ban a user from a group

Using Google Groups

Requires turning on Groups for Business

Ban people from a group to prevent them from participating in that group. When you ban a person from a group, they can see or search for that group but can't be added or invited to join unless you unban them.

Messages that are sent to a group are not delivered to banned users. Banned users do not have permission to send messages to the group.

Get steps at the Learning Center: Ban people from a group