Account recovery
If a former employee owned a Neon account and didn’t shut it down or transfer access before leaving, you can follow the steps outlined below to recover the account. Regain access through the original ...
If a former employee owned a Neon account and didn’t shut it down or transfer access before leaving, you can follow the steps outlined below to recover the account.
Regain access through the original login method
First, determine how the account was accessed.
A. If the account used a third-party login
If the former employee signed up with a third-party identity provider (for example, Google, GitHub, Microsoft, Hasura), you must recover access to that account through your organization's identity provider. Neon cannot bypass third-party authentication.
B. If the account used email and password
If you have access to the former employee's company email account:
- Go to the Neon login page
- Click Forgot Password
- Enter the former employee's email address
- Access the password reset link from their inbox
- Set a new password and sign in
Once signed in, you can:
- Update the email address
- Transfer project ownership
- Add an admin to your projects or organization
- Update billing details
If you cannot access the email or login method
If the original login method is inaccessible, we can assist through a manual identity verification process.
To begin:
- Open a Neon Support ticket from your Neon account.
- Provide:
- A signed statement on company letterhead explaining the situation
- Contact details for another employee at your company
Neon will:
- Notify the email address associated with the account and wait 24 business hours (Mon–Fri) for a response
- Send you a document to sign electronically
- Schedule a short video call to verify your identity (please have a government-issued ID ready)
Once all steps are complete, we'll grant access to the account or transfer project ownership as needed.
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