# Add and Remove Members

A group all by itself isn't all that special. It's the users who belong to the group and the access they are granted as a result of their membership.

You manage which users belong to a group on the Members tab of the sidebar that opens when you select a group on the Groups page.

## Add Users to a Group

You can add one or more user accounts to a group. These user accounts are granted access permissions that are assigned to the group.

Procedure: To add users to a group:

> **Tip:**
> Requires permissions: Update Project or Low-level Admin Write
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> Non-admin users can update a group when the optional Read Groups and Update Groups features are active for them and the group lists them under Updatable by.
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> * To learn more about optional features in YouTrack, see [Optional Features](experimental-features.html).
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> * To learn how to restrict update access for specific groups, see [Edit Basic Group Settings](edit-basic-settings-of-a-group.html).

1. From the main navigation menu, select ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/settings.svg) `Administration > Access Management > Groups`.

2. Select the target group to open the sidebar.

3. On the Members tab, click the Add members button.

4. In the Add Members dialog, select one or more user accounts to add to the group. To narrow down the list, start typing a username or apply a filter.

![The Add Members dialog for a group.](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/group-page-add-user.png)

5. Click the Add members button.

The selected user accounts are added to the group and inherit all the access permissions from the group.

## Add Users from the Users List

You can also select multiple user accounts on the Users page and add them all to a group at once.

Procedure: To add several users to a group from the Users list:

> **Tip:**
> Requires permissions: Update Project or Low-level Admin Write
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> Non-admin users can update a group when the optional Read Groups and Update Groups features are active for them and the group lists them under Updatable by.
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> * To learn more about optional features in YouTrack, see [Optional Features](experimental-features.html).
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> * To learn how to restrict update access for specific groups, see [Edit Basic Group Settings](edit-basic-settings-of-a-group.html).

1. From the main navigation menu, select ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/settings.svg) `Administration > Access Management > Users`.

2. In the Users list, select the users you want to add to the group.

3. Click the Add to group button and select the group to which you want to add the selected users. To narrow down the list, start typing the name of the group.

![The option to add multiple users to a group from the Users list.](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/add-multiple-users-to-group.png)

## Remove Users from a Group

You can remove user accounts from a group. Any access permissions that are granted to this group are revoked from the user accounts.

The easiest way to perform this action is from the Users list.

Procedure: To remove a user from a group from the list of users:

> **Tip:**
> Requires permissions: Update Project or Low-level Admin Write
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> Non-admin users can update a group when the optional Read Groups and Update Groups features are active for them and the group lists them under Updatable by.
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>
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> * To learn more about optional features in YouTrack, see [Optional Features](experimental-features.html).
>
> * To learn how to restrict update access for specific groups, see [Edit Basic Group Settings](edit-basic-settings-of-a-group.html).

1. From the main navigation menu, select ![](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/settings.svg) `Administration > Access Management > Users`.

2. In the Users list, select the users you want to remove from the group.

3. Click the Remove from group button and select the group from which you want to remove the users. To narrow down the list, start typing the name of the group.

![Remove user from group user list displayed for selection.](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/youtrack/2026.2/remove-user-from-group-users-list.png)

You can also manage memberships for single users from the Groups tab of the user profile. For detailed instructions, see [Manage Group Memberships](configure-group-membership-for-an-account.html).