What happens if all admins leave a Facebook page?

Want to do this using the Facebook App? Check out our step-by-step instructions for removing yourself as a Facebook Page Admin on a smartphone. You can also check out our instructions on how to delete a Facebook Page.

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1. Go to the page
2. Get to the admin roles window
3. Remove yourself from the page
4. Confirm the removal
What happens if you remove all admins from a Facebook page?
What happens when Facebook group admin leaves?
What happens when admin leaves the group?
How do I reclaim admin rights on my Facebook page?

The other day I found out that after a few years in the community management game, we are still admins for several Facebook pages that we are no longer responsible for. It turns out we had been running several brand ambassador marketing campaigns that ended, and we were never removed by the client. Sure, the irrelevant notifications are obnoxious, but more importantly, if anything unsavory happens on that page, we are still connected and could be liable. So I decided it was time for some Facebook admin spring cleaning. The entire removal process takes about 45 seconds — here’s how it works.

1. Go to the page

First off, head to the Facebook page you want to remove yourself from. If you’re on a smartphone and want to use the app, head over to our mobile instructions.

2. Get to the admin roles window

In the upper panel, click on Edit Page and mouse down to Manage Admin Roles. Click here.

3. Remove yourself from the page

Look for yourself on the admin page and click the blue X to the left of your picture. Click save and you’re done.

Here’s the caveat: if you are the only manager, you can’t actually be removed from the page. This makes sense because every page has to have a personal account attached, but you still don’t want to be tied to the page for life. If you find yourself in this position, contact someone from the organization and ask if you can add them as a substitute manager or, if appropriate, start a conversation about deleting the page.

4. Confirm the removal

Look out for a confirmation email from Facebook notifying you that you’ve been removed as an admin. You can also head to Facebook, click the settings wheel in the upper righthand corner and ensure that the page in question is no longer listed. Now crank up the volume on your best wireless earbuds and jam on with your day!

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The Facebook business page has now become a huge part of many business marketing strategies. It acts as an official page that presents your business in front of your audience, where you can contact your potential buyer, engaged them with your content and nurture them in order to convert them into a customer.

So, what if you lose login credentials to your Facebook business page? Facebook doesn’t make it easy to figure out what to do when you’ve been locked out. It turns out there are only two ways to fix this:

If There Are No Other Admins

If you are the only admin, the only way you lose access is that you have accidentally removed yourself as an admin and now your page has no admins. This can happen when accidentally you press the wrong button in the Role section in the Page Settings or when you deactivate your personal Facebook account and there are no other admins on the page.

When there’s no admin, your page will be labeled as “Unofficial Page” under the cover image. Click “Is this your business?” The next page will ask you to merge the page with an official verified business page or to provide information to claim this page. To merge pages, the two pages must have matching information. To claim and verify the page, you’ll need to provide a phone number or business ownership documents.

If there are other admins

Another situation is when there are other admins apart from you and you have been removed by mistake. Simply inform one of them that you have been removed accidentally and ask them to add you back.

They can just add you back by going to the Page Settings and entering your email address under the Roles section.

But what if you were removed on purpose? Well, then things get a little complicated.

Facebook will not get involved in between as per their policy. You can contact them it won’t lead to any conclusion they simply suggest you create a new business page.

Alan Sembera began writing for local newspapers in Texas and Louisiana. His professional career includes stints as a computer tech, information editor and income tax preparer. Sembera now writes full time about business and technology. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Texas A&M University.

What happens if you remove all admins from a Facebook page?

Keep in mind that once you remove someone from being an admin, they'll no longer be able to remove members or admins, add new admins or edit the group description and settings.

What happens when Facebook group admin leaves?

If the group has Zero members, and the last admin leaves, the group automatically is deleted. Usually Facebook will send a notice and ask someone else to step up.

If you were the only group admin and left the group, another participant was chosen at random to become the new admin. You can ask the admin to re-invite you to the group and make you a group admin again. If you want to rejoin a group you've left twice, you must wait 24 hours before the group admin can re-invite you.