# Ownership and Transfers

Project ownership determines who has ultimate control over a PlayCanvas project, including the ability to delete it, transfer ownership and control access. This section covers transferring ownership between users and organizations.

## Owner Responsibilities

Project owners have the following abilities (over and above what Admins are able to do):

- **Project Deletion**: Can permanently delete the project
- **Team Management**: Can add/remove any team member (including Admins)
- **Transfer Rights**: Can transfer ownership to others

## Initiating Ownership Transfers

### From the Project Dashboard

[Image: Transfer Ownership Menu]

To transfer ownership of a project:

1. Open the [Project Dashboard](https://developer.playcanvas.com/user-manual/editor/projects/dashboard.md) at [playcanvas.com/editor](https://playcanvas.com/editor)
2. Find the project you want to transfer
3. Open the project's **⋮** menu
4. Select **Transfer ownership**

### Transfer Dialog

[Image: Transfer Ownership Dialog]

The dialog asks you to choose who should own the project, and explains that they'll get a request to accept it. It also warns: "Once they accept, everyone else on the project loses access."

1. **Enter the recipient's username** or organization name. The recipient is looked up as you type
2. Check that the match shown under the field is the right account
3. Select **Transfer** to send the transfer request

### Supported Recipients

You can transfer ownership to:

- **Individual Users**: Any PlayCanvas user account
- **Organizations**: PlayCanvas organization accounts

## The Transfer Process

### 1. Transfer Request

When you initiate a transfer:

- A transfer request is sent to the recipient
- The original owner retains control until accepted
- The request appears in the recipient's [Project Dashboard](https://developer.playcanvas.com/user-manual/editor/projects/dashboard.md)
- Your card for the project shows **Transfer pending** and "Sent to <user>" with a **Cancel transfer** button to withdraw the request
- No changes occur until the transfer is accepted

### 2. Recipient Acceptance

[Image: Transfer Ownership Accept]

The recipient will see:

- The project's card at the top of their Project Dashboard, marked **Transfer request**
- When it was offered ("Offered yesterday") under the owner's name. In list view the row reads "<owner> wants to give you this project"
- **Accept** and **Decline** buttons on the card

### 3. Transfer Completion

Once accepted:

- **Ownership transfers immediately** to the new owner
- **All team members are removed** except the new owner
- **Original owner loses all access** unless re-added by new owner
- **Transfer cannot be reversed** without initiating a new transfer

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Transfer completion removes all existing team members from the project. The new owner must manually re-add team members if needed.

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