How to delete your organization's Google Account

Problem

How can you delete a Google Workspace account if it is no longer needed.

Environment

  • Google Workspace Admin console

Solution

Note: Please make sure to back up all your important information before proceeding since deleting an account will delete all stored data.
  1. Log in to your Admin console home page.
  2. From the left menu, click on Billing > Subscriptions.
  3. Click your subscription name, this action will take you to a new page. 
  4. From the left, select Cancel subscription.
  5. Follow the steps on screen to complete the cancellation. 
  6. Repeat the same process in case you have more than one subscription. 
  7. Once there are no active subscriptions, you will see the Delete account option in the center of the billing page.

Cause

Why delete your organization's account:

  • You have no subscriptions to manage in your Admin console.
  • You want to sign up your domain for another Google Account. Deleting your account frees your domain within 24 hours for use with a new Google Account.
  • Your organization doesn’t have any Google Cloud projects you want to keep.