This guide explains how to temporarily revoke a member's access to a workspace by using the block feature. Blocking is a temporary and reversible action designed to immediately revoke a member's access for security or administrative reasons, without permanently removing them or their contributions from the workspace.

Blocking a member does not delete the data or any contributions they have made. All their work remains intact in the workspace.

Blocking vs. Deletion:

• Blocking is a reversible action intended for temporary access control. After a member is blocked from a workspace, the workspace is still displayed in their workspace hub. You can restore access by unblocking the member.
• Deleting a member permanently deletes them from the workspace. After a member is deleted, the workspace is no longer displayed in their workspace hub. To restore access, you must send a new invitation.

Prerequisites

• Only workspace admins can block and unblock members.
• Only members in the Active state can be blocked. For more information, see Status.

Block a member

The block function immediately prevents a member from accessing the workspace and accessing any of its resources, including mini programs, data, and settings.

You can consider blocking a member in the following situations:

• Security concerns: You suspect a member's account has been compromised or is showing suspicious activity.
• Temporary suspension: A member is on leave or their project is paused.
• Policy violations: A member has violated terms of use or policies.
• Offboarding process: As an immediate first step when a member is offboarding a project, before proceeding with permanent removal.

Procedure

1. Log on to the Mini Program platform.
2. After accessing a workspace, click in the lower-left corner to navigate to the Members page.
3. On the Members page, find the member you want to block in the list. You can search for a member by email. For more information, see Search for members.
4. In the Actions column of the member row, click .
5. Click Block in the dropdown menu.

Figure 1. Block a member

6. In the confirmation dialog, click Block.

Impacts

Blocking a member has the following impacts:

• The member will be immediately signed out of all active sessions and will be unable to log back in to the workspace.
• The status of the member changes to Inactive.
• The members must contact the admin to unblock the membership if the member wants to gain permissions to access the workspace again.

Figure 2. Member blocked

• The role of the blocked member cannot be changed unless unblocked.

Unblock a member

Unblocking a member instantly restores the access and permissions to the state they were in before being blocked.

You can consider unblocking a member in the following situations:

• Mistaken action: The member was blocked by mistake.
• Issue resolution: A security or policy matter has been addressed.
• Duty resumption: The member has resumed work after a temporary absence.

Procedure

1. Log on to the Mini Program platform.
2. After accessing a workspace, click in the lower-left corner to navigate to the Members page.
3. On the Members page, find the member you want to unblock in the list. You can search for a member by email. For more information, see Search for a member.
4. In the Actions column of the member row, click .
5. Click Unblock from the dropdown menu.

Figure 3. Unblock a member

The member can log in immediately with their existing credentials and permissions.

More information

• Workspace member roles
• Add members to workspaces
• Change member roles
• View workspace members
• Delete workspace members