---
title: "Transfer workspace ownership"
method: POST
path: "/v1/members/{memberId}/transfer-ownership"
tags: ["Members"]
---

# Transfer workspace ownership

`POST /v1/members/{memberId}/transfer-ownership`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.openworklabs.com`
- URL: `https://api.openworklabs.com/v1/members/{memberId}/transfer-ownership`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

Transfers the protected workspace owner role to another active admin member.

## Path parameters

- `memberId` string, typeid, required

## Response `200`

Workspace ownership transferred successfully.

- SuccessResponse
  - `success` true, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The ownership transfer request was invalid.
- `401`: The caller must be signed in to transfer ownership.
- `403`: Only workspace owners can transfer ownership.
- `404`: The target member or organization could not be found.

## Changes

- **2026-10-01** `df3754993784`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `message` to the response with the `400` status
- **2026-09-11** `bb8ff73e4ad3`: 2 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `bearerAuth` was added to the API
  - the endpoint scheme security `denApiKey` was added to the API
- **2026-09-04** `d3984673ccd1`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `capability` to the response with the `400` status
- **2026-08-20** `93df40e2efd5`: 1 info
  - removed the pattern `^om_.*` from the `path` request parameter `memberId`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/openworklabs/apis/den-api/changes/v1/members/:memberId/transfer-ownership/post.md)

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