{"id":106236,"date":"2020-07-02T17:12:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T21:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/?post_type=optinmonster_docs&#038;p=106236"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:21:08","slug":"how-to-use-optinmonsters-sub-accounts","status":"publish","type":"optinmonster_docs","link":"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/docs\/how-to-use-optinmonsters-sub-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use OptinMonster&#8217;s Sub-Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Would you like to allow additional people to preview or work on your OptinMonster campaigns? Are you an agency who would like your clients to be able to view or work on the campaigns that will be shown on their site?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, you&#8217;ll learn how to use OptinMonster&#8217;s sub-accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column alert alert-info is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>Before you start<\/em><\/strong>, this feature is available with a <a href=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pro and higher subscription\">Pro and higher subscription<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Before you start<\/em><\/strong>, sub-accounts in OptinMonster grant varied and controlled access to coworkers and\/or clients to certain aspects of your OptinMonster account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Before you start<\/em><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/docs\/how-to-assign-the-proper-sub-account-user-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">learn more about what rights and permissions each user-role allows<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"add-sub-accounts\">Add Sub-Account User<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When logged into your OptinMonster account, navigate to the Account &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/app.optinmonster.com\/account\/users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sub-Accounts page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, select the <strong>Invite a User <\/strong>button.<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"258\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122169 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/03-invite-user.jpg\" alt=\"Invite User\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/03-invite-user.jpg 800w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/03-invite-user-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/03-invite-user-768x248.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the User&#8217;s name, email address and choose the user-role you wish to grant them. Then complete all associated fields for the user-role you&#8217;ve selected.<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"428\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122170 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/04-user-fields.jpg\" alt=\"User Fields\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/04-user-fields.jpg 800w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/04-user-fields-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/04-user-fields-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you&#8217;re finished, select <strong>Send Invite<\/strong>.<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"410\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122171 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/05-send-invite.jpg\" alt=\"Send Invite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/05-send-invite.jpg 800w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/05-send-invite-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/05-send-invite-768x394.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The new sub-account user will receive an email inviting them to join your OptinMonster account.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"change-sub-accounts\">Edit Sub-Account User<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to change the settings and permissions of a Sub-Account User, you can do so following these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the Account &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/app.optinmonster.com\/account\/users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sub-Accounts page<\/a>, select the <strong>Edit<\/strong> button associated with the User.<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"265\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122172 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/06-edit-user.jpg\" alt=\"Edit User\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/06-edit-user.jpg 800w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/06-edit-user-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/06-edit-user-768x254.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the Edit screen, make any modifications to the User that you want to.<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122173 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/07-edit-user-details.jpg\" alt=\"Edit User Details\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/07-edit-user-details.jpg 800w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/07-edit-user-details-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/07-edit-user-details-768x410.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you&#8217;re finished, save the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Revoke Access for Sub-Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may wish to temporarily suspend access to your account from a Sub-Account User without permanently deleting them. To revoke access, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, navigate to the Account &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/app.optinmonster.com\/account\/users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sub-Accounts page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, select the&nbsp;<strong>Revoke Access<\/strong> button next to the User.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"253\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-122174\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/08-revoke-access.jpg\" alt=\"Revoke Access\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/08-revoke-access.jpg 800w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/08-revoke-access-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/08-revoke-access-768x243.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A confirmation dialog box will appear. Once you confirm, the user&#8217;s access has been disabled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alert-box alert-blue\">\n<p class=\"alert-box-title\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily restore a Sub-Account User&#8217;s access by selecting the <strong>Enable Access<\/strong> button associated with that User on the same screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-arrow-link has-link-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"remove-sub-accounts\">Delete Sub-Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to permanently remove a Sub-Account User, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to the the Account &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/app.optinmonster.com\/account\/users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sub-Accounts page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, select the&nbsp;<strong>Edit<\/strong> button next to the user you would like to delete.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"265\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122172 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/06-edit-user.jpg\" alt=\"Edit User\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/06-edit-user.jpg 800w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/06-edit-user-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/06-edit-user-768x254.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll to the bottom of the Edit page and select the <strong>Delete User<\/strong> button.<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"408\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122175 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/09-delete-user.jpg\" alt=\"Delete User\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/09-delete-user.jpg 800w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/09-delete-user-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/09-delete-user-768x392.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A confirmation box will appear. Once you confirm the deletion the Sub-Account User will be permanently deleted from your account.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alert-box alert-blue\">\n<p class=\"alert-box-title\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deleting a Sub-Account User&nbsp;<em>does not<\/em> affect any campaigns they have created or edited. You can add the Sub-Account User again in the future by adding them as a new Sub-Account as shown in the beginning of this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-arrow-link has-link-color\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"increase-sub-accounts\">Can I get more Sub-Accounts?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are currently on a Pro plan, you&#8217;ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/docs\/how-to-upgrade-your-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">upgrade to a Growth plan<\/a> to increase your Sub-Account limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are already subscribed to a Growth plan, please <a href=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/docs\/getting-support-for-optinmonster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">contact our support team<\/a> who can assist with increasing your Sub-Account limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sub-account-limitations\">I am a sub-account user. Why can&#8217;t I see a campaign, integration, or site?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many reasons why you may not be seeing what you expect when logged in as a Sub-Account User, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The permissions or user-role assigned to your account does not allow you to perform the action you&#8217;re attempting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The account owner has revoked your access to their account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The account owner has allowed their subscription and account to expire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please reach out to the account owner first about any issues you&#8217;re experiencing with your Sub-Account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sub-account-user-roles\">What user-roles are available for Sub-Accounts?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>OptinMonster offers the following Sub-Account user-roles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Viewer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Author<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manager<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Admin<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/docs\/how-to-assign-the-proper-sub-account-user-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">which user-role you should assign in this guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to allow additional people to preview or work on your OptinMonster campaigns? Are you an agency who would like your clients to be able to view or work on the campaigns that will be shown on their site? In this article, you&#8217;ll learn how to use OptinMonster&#8217;s sub-accounts. 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