An ex-employee still has admin access to your Facebook Page. Remove it — safely.

First, see who actually has access

In the New Pages Experience there are two kinds of access: people with Facebook access (they manage the Page directly, with either full or partial control) and people with task access (they work through tools like Meta Business Suite without switching into the Page). Some people may also reach your Page through a Business Manager / business portfolio — check both.

Switch into your Page, open Settings, then Page setup → Page access. Review every name under Facebook access and Task access. Then, if your business uses Meta Business Suite or Business Manager, review Settings → People there too.

Remove their access from the Page

1. 1
   Switch into the Page

   You need full control of the Page to remove someone else's access.
2. 2
   Open Settings → Page setup → Page access

   You'll see everyone with Facebook access and task access.
3. 3
   Remove the former employee

   Next to their name, open the menu and remove their access. Confirm with your password if asked.
4. 4
   Repeat for Instagram

   If your Instagram account is connected, check its access separately — it doesn't automatically follow.

Remove them from Meta Business Suite / Business Manager

1. 1
   Open Business settings

   In Meta Business Suite, go to Settings. You need full control of the business portfolio to remove people.
2. 2
   Review People

   Removing a person from the portfolio immediately revokes their access to the assets it holds — Pages, Instagram profiles, ad accounts.
3. 3
   Check asset-level assignments

   Under Accounts → Pages, select the Page and review Assign people — remove them there too if they were assigned directly.
4. 4
   Audit the ad account

   Check ad account users and any saved payment methods — this is where stale access costs real money.

If they were the only admin

This is the hard case: you can't remove someone from a Page you don't control. Your options, in order: ask them directly to add you with full control (most people cooperate — make it easy, send the exact steps above); if the Page sits in *their* Business Manager, ask them to transfer the Page to yours; and if they're unreachable or hostile, open a case with Meta Business support and be ready to prove the business is yours — expect to provide documentation, and expect it to take time.

The honest truth: recovering a Page with zero admins on your side is slow and uncertain. It's the single best argument for the prevention list below.

Make sure this never happens again

• At least two people from the business hold full control of every Page — always.
• Run social accounts through a business portfolio owned by the company, not through whoever happened to create the Page.
• Put social accounts on the offboarding checklist: departure day = access-removal day.
• Review Page and portfolio access quarterly — it takes five minutes.