Note: Upgrade Lark to version 4.5 or later.
I. Intro
If you have been accidentally added to a team or have resigned from a team, you can voluntarily leave the team. If you are the creator of the team, you must make another member the creator before leaving or simply disband the team.
II. Steps
Team member
Precautions
- 1.You cannot voluntarily leave a team that has completed authentication.
- 2.After you leave a team, the documents and other resources you owned as a member of the team will be transferred to your direct manager. If there is no direct manager, they will be transferred to your department supervisor. If there is no department supervisor, these resources will be deleted. Within 90 days after the documents are deleted, super administrators can recover them in Admin console > File manager. If you hope to rejoin the team at a later date, you must contact a super administrator or an administrator with contacts permissions. However, you will not recover your resources when you rejoin the team.
Steps
- •Desktop app
- 1.Open the Lark desktop app and go to the team you want to leave (To learn more, visit Switch between teams).
- 2.Click your Profile photo > Settings > Account and Security > Go to Account Security Center.
- 3.Go to Identity Management and click Leave Current Team.
- 4.Click Continue. Please note that, after you leave the team, your documents and other resources will be automatically transferred to your direct manager. If there is no direct manager, they will be transferred to your department supervisor. If there is no department supervisor, these resources will be deleted.
- 5.Select the reason you left the team (required), add an additional explanation in the box (optional), and click Next.
- 6.After completing authentication, you will be removed from the team.
- 7.After you leave the team, your account will be logged out, and your direct manager will receive a bot notification.
- •Mobile app
- 1.Open the Lark mobile app and go to the team you want to leave (To learn more. visit Switch between teams).
- 2.Tap your Profile Photo > Settings > Account Security Center. Then, tap Identity Management > Leave Current Team.
- 3.Tap Continue. Please note that, after you leave the team, your documents and other resources will be automatically transferred to your manager. If there is no department supervisor, these resources will be deleted.
- 4.Select the reason you left the team (required), add an additional explanation in the box (optional). Then, tap Next.
- 5.After completing authentication, you will be removed from the team.
- 6.After you leave the team, your account will be logged out, and your direct manager will receive a bot notification.
Team creator
Precautions
If you are the team creator, you can't voluntarily leave the team. You can only disband the team. If you want to leave the team, you must first go to the Admin console and make another member the team creator. Then, you can leave the team as described above. To learn more, visit Transfer the creator identity to another member.
To disband the team, follow the instructions below. Please note that, when a team is disbanded, accounts, documents, and other data of all members will be deleted and can't be recovered. Please proceed with caution. The disband action will take effect in 24 hours and can be canceled at any time before this period expires.
Steps
Desktop app
- 1.Open the Lark desktop app and go to the team you want to leave (To learn more, visit Switch between teams).
- 2.Click your Profile Photo > Administration. On the Lark admin console, click Company Info and then click Disband at the bottom of the page.
- 3.After completing authentication, click Confirm. Please note that, when a team is disbanded, accounts, documents, and other data of all members will be deleted and can't be recovered. Please proceed with caution.
- 4.Click Disband Company to disband the company.
- 5.The disband action will take effect in 24 hours and can be canceled at any time before this period expires.
Mobile app
- 1.Open the Lark mobile app and go to the team you want to leave (To learn more, visit Switch between teams).
- 2.Tap your Profile Photo > Suite Admin > More Company Info > Disband Company.
- 3.After completing authentication, tap Confirm to disband the company.
- 4.The disband action will take effect in 24 hours and can be canceled at any time before this period expires.
III. FAQs
Why can't I find the Leave team button?
If you are the team creator or your team has completed authentication, you won't see this button. In this case, contact a super administrator or an administrator with the relevant permissions for assistance. Administrators can log in to the Admin console, click Organization Structure > Member and Department, select a user that needs to leave the team, transfer the relevant resources, and terminate the user. To learn more, visit Transfer employee data and terminate employees.
I have found the Leave team button, but I can't leave the team. What should I do?
- 1.If you are the team creator or your team has completed authentication, you won't be able to leave the team. In this case, contact a super administrator or an administrator with the relevant permissions for assistance.
- 2.If your current team identity has been frozen, banned, or suspended, you won't be able to leave the team. In this case, contact an administrator for assistance.