How to Recover LinkedIn Admin Access After Removing Your Own Role

Is this your situation?

The short answer

Before you start

• Identify remaining admins Check whether another super admin exists on the Page.Verify: A Page admin can edit the roles of other current admins.
• Confirm your own sign-in Make sure you are signed in to the profile that previously had access.Verify: A member signs in to their own LinkedIn account where they have admin access to reach the page admin view.
• Check your position on your profileVerify: A member must list their current position with the organization on their profile before requesting admin access.

How LinkedIn handles this

• A Page admin can edit the roles of other current admins on their Page.
• Each Page must have at least one super admin when making changes to admin roles.
• To become an admin of a Page, a member must request admin access or be granted access by an existing admin.
• Editing admin roles can only be done through the desktop version of LinkedIn.

Step by step

1. Check for another super admin Look for a colleague who still holds the super admin role on the Page.Confirm: Check the Page admins tab for any remaining super admin.
2. Ask that admin to open the Page The remaining super admin goes to the Page super admin view.Confirm: Check that the super admin view loads for that admin.
3. Open Settings The admin clicks Settings in the left menu.Confirm: Check that the Settings menu is open.
4. Open Manage admins The admin clicks Manage admins.Confirm: Check that the Manage admins screen is showing.
5. Select the admins tab The admin clicks the Page admins or Paid media admins tab.Confirm: Check that the Page admins tab is selected.
6. Request admin access if no admin remains If no one holds admin access, request admin access or be granted access by an existing admin.Confirm: Check for a pending request status on the Page.
7. Check your position listing List your current position with the organization in the Experience section before requesting access.Confirm: Check the Experience section for your current position entry.
8. Verify your workplace email Verify your workplace using your current company email address.Confirm: Check your email for a workplace verification message.
9. Follow the Page Follow the Page before requesting admin access.Confirm: Check that you now follow the Page.
10. Submit the request Click the More button and select Request admin access from the dropdown.Confirm: A member receives confirmation in their Notifications tab if they have been assigned page admin access.

Common mistakes

• Assuming desktop steps work on mobile Editing admin roles can only be done through the desktop version of LinkedIn.Why it happens: You expect the role-editing screen to appear wherever you normally manage the Page.
• Removing the last super admin role Each Page must have at least one super admin when making changes to admin roles.Why it happens: You change roles and do not notice you are the last super admin listed.Already happened: If no admin remains, see recover admin access after the admin left.
• Expecting self-assignment To become an admin of a Page, a member must request admin access or be granted access by an existing admin.Why it happens: You look for a way to restore your own role and find no such option.

Roles at a glance

Keeping track of who has access