Layr DocsLeave a workspace
Remove yourself from a Layr workspace, including the rules for owners.
Leaving a workspace removes your membership from it. You lose access to that workspace's evidence, opportunities, and settings, but your Layr account and any other workspaces you belong to are untouched.
Leaving is about you, not the workspace
Leaving removes your access. It does not delete the workspace or its data for everyone else. The workspace and its history remain for the members who stay.
Where to leave
You manage every workspace you belong to from your account settings.
Open account settings
Go to Account settings and select the Workspace tab. You'll see each workspace you're a member of, with your role and which one is currently active.
Choose the workspace to leave
Find the workspace in the list and choose Leave.
Confirm
Confirm in the dialog. Layr removes your membership immediately. If it was your active workspace, Layr moves you to another workspace you belong to, or prompts you to create or join one if it was your last.
Owners: transfer first
Owners have an extra safeguard, because every workspace must always have at least one owner.
A workspace can't be left without an owner
If you're the only owner, you can't simply leave. Ownership has to pass to someone else first so the workspace isn't left without an owner.
If there's already another owner, you can leave like any other member — the remaining owner keeps the workspace running.
You'll need a successor before you can leave. Promote a suitable workspace admin to owner, then leave. A member who already owns another workspace can't become the successor, since owning is limited to one workspace at a time. If no eligible successor exists, add or promote someone first.
What happens after you leave
- You immediately lose access to that workspace and its data.
- Your account and every other membership stay exactly as they were.
- Content you contributed remains in the workspace for the members who stay.
- To return later, you'll need a fresh invite.
Leaving vs. deactivating
These are different actions with different scopes.
| Action | Scope | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Leave a workspace | One workspace | You're removed from that workspace only; your account and other workspaces are unaffected. |
| Deactivate account | Your whole account | Your account is disabled across all of Layr and you're signed out everywhere. |
There is currently no self-serve way to permanently delete a workspace from the product. To leave, remove your own membership as above. If a workspace needs to be fully retired, contact us at hello@uselayr.com.