Recover Admin Access to a LinkedIn Page After the Admin Left
No admin, no password to find: request access and let current super admins approve it.
Is this your situation?
The person who set up your Page left, and nobody on the team has admin rights or knows who does. You want the Page back under control without guessing at a password that never existed.
Do this first
Do not search for a login: there are no separate login credentials or passwords for a LinkedIn Page. Admin roles for a LinkedIn Page are assigned directly to personal LinkedIn profiles. If no one on your team currently has access, request admin access from your own profile.
Which situation is yours?
- Nobody on your team has admin access: request it yourself.
- You want to check who has access first.
- You already requested and heard nothing.
- Support asks you to prove you work there.
- You need a Showcase Page, not the parent Page.
- You want to prevent this happening again.
How LinkedIn handles this
- Admins access a Page through an admin view tied to their assigned admin role.
- No separate LinkedIn account login is needed to access a Page as an admin.
- A member can request admin access if no one on their team currently has access to the Page.
- If the Page is actively managed, current super admins must review and approve the request before access is granted.
- LinkedIn customer support cannot provide admin information to members or employees of the Page.
Which recovery path is yours?
- Does anyone on your team currently have admin access? A member can request admin access if no one on their team currently has access to the Page.
- Have you requested access and heard nothing back? If a member has submitted a request but has not received a response, they can contact LinkedIn support.
- Is the Page actively managed by existing super admins? If the Page is actively managed, current super admins must review and approve a request before the requester gains access.
- Is the Page in question a Showcase Page, not the parent Page? To get admin access to an inactive Showcase Page, you need to contact LinkedIn.
What not to do
- Looking for a shared password There are no separate login credentials or passwords for a LinkedIn Page.Why it happens: Teams assume a Page works like a shared account with one login.
- Requesting access without listing your role You must list your current position with the organization on your profile before requesting admin access.Why it happens: The Experience section is treated as a formality rather than a prerequisite.
- Expecting support to name the current admins LinkedIn customer support cannot provide admin information to members or employees of the Page.Why it happens: Contacting support feels like the fastest route to an answer.Already happened: If support already declined to name an admin, see support and admin disclosure.
What to have ready
- Role not listed yet List your current position in Experience. Check your Experience section.
- Work email not verified yet Verify your workplace with your company email. Check for a verified work email.
- Page not followed yet Follow the Page you are requesting admin access to. Check that you follow the Page.
- Who can request access A member can request admin access if no one on their team has access.
- Unsure if it is a Showcase Page For an inactive Showcase Page, contact LinkedIn.
- Waiting to hear back You get confirmation in Notifications if assigned admin access.
Stop this happening again
A single departure should not be able to lock a whole team out of its own Page. Once access is restored, consider setting up more than one admin for the Page.
Quick reference
| Situation | What applies |
|---|---|
| No one on the team has access | A member can request admin access if no one has access. |
| Before requesting access | List your current position in your Experience section first. |
| Before requesting access | Follow the Page you are requesting access to. |
| Active Page with existing admins | Current super admins must review and approve your request. |
| No response to your request | You can contact LinkedIn support. |
| Contacting support about the request | Support cannot provide admin information to members or employees. |
| Showcase Page with no active admin | Contact LinkedIn to get admin access. |
| Access granted | You receive confirmation in your Notifications tab. |
Keeping track of who has access
A Page losing its only admin is preventable once someone is watching who holds each role. Delvia is built to keep that picture visible before an admin ever walks out the door. Knowing who holds access, and whether anyone else does too, is what turns this scramble into a non-event.
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