Manage your members' names in Slack

As an owner of a workspace, or an owner or admin of an Enterprise Grid organization, you can edit the full name, display name, and username fields in member profiles. You can also choose whether guests can edit their full name or display name on their own. 

Note: If your workspace or Enterprise Grid organization uses single sign-on (SSO), you'll need to allow members to change their display names to have the option to edit them.

Edit a member's full name, display name, or username

Pro and Business+ plans

Enterprise Grid plan

Workspace Owners can make name changes for members of their workspace:

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
   
2. Hover over Tools & settings, then click Manage members.
3. Click the  three dots icon to the right of the member's name you'd like to edit.
4. Click Edit profile.
5. Enter a new full name, display name, or username and click Save.

Org level

Org Owners and Org Admins can make name changes for members of their organization:

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
   
2. Hover over Tools & settings, then click Organization settings.
3. Click  People in the left sidebar, then select Members. 
4. Find the member you'd like to update, and click their full name.
5. Click Edit Profile.
6. Enter a new full name, display name, or username and click Save Changes.

Workspace level

Workspace Owners and Workspace Admins can make name changes for members of their individual workspace(s):

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
   
2. Hover over Tools & settings, then click Manage members. (If you manage more than one workspace, choose one from the drop-down menu.)
3. Click the  three dots icon to the right of the member's name you'd like to edit.
4. Click Edit profile.
5. Enter a new full name or display name and click Save.

Note: You can't edit profiles that have the same or a higher role than you. For example, if you're a Workspace Owner, you can't change another Workspace Owner's profile or the Workspace Primary Owner's profile.

Set guest permissions for name editing

Pro and Business+ plans

Enterprise Grid plan

Workspace Owners can choose if guests can edit their full name and display name in their profile.

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
   
2. Hover over Tools & settings, then select Workspace settings.
3. Below Administration in the left sidebar, select Manage permissions. If you don’t see the left sidebar, choose  Menu in the top-left corner to find it.
4. Select Account Types.
5. Click the  three dots icon next to Edit name, then select Edit permission.
6. Choose whether Multi-channel Guests or Single-channel Guests can edit their name, then click Save.

Org Owners and Org Admins can choose if guests can edit their full name and display name in their profile.

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
   
2. Hover over Tools & settings, then click Organization settings.
3. Click  People in the left sidebar, then select Manage permissions. 
4. Select Account Types.
5. Click the  three dots icon next to Edit name, then select Edit permission.
6. Choose whether Multi-channel Guests or Single-channel Guests can edit their name, then click Save.

Note: Org Owners and Org Admins on Enterprise Grid can also prevent members from editing certain profile fields.

Tip: Owners and admins that manage profiles using SCIM can update members' names from within their identity provider (IDP). Changes will be refreshed the next time the members sign in to Slack.

Who can use this feature?

• Workspace Owners and Org Owners/Admins
• Available on paid plans