---
title: Transfer ownership
description: Transfer the Telegraf Controller owner role to another administrator.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/controller/users/transfer-ownership/
estimated_tokens: 1033
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/controller/users/transfer-ownership/
date: '2026-03-26T08:20:04-06:00'
lastmod: '2026-03-26T08:20:04-06:00'
---

#### Telegraf Controller is in Public Beta

Telegraf Controller is in public beta and will be part of the future Telegraf Enterprise offering.
While in beta, Telegraf Controller is **not meant for production use**.
The Telegraf Controller documentation is a work in progress, and we are actively
working to improve it. If you have any questions or suggestions, please[submit an issue](https://github.com/influxdata/docs-v2/issues/new?labels=Telegraf%20Controller).
We welcome any and all contributions.

Beta expectations

* **No configuration or agent limits**  
  While in beta, Telegraf Controller doesn't place any limits on the
  number of configurations you can store or the number of Telegraf
  agents you can track. However, upon being generally available,
  the free distribution of Telegraf Controller will have limits
  introduced, with the option to increase limits through a
  Telegraf Enterprise license.
* **Potential breaking changes**  
  While in beta, we will do our best to no longer make breaking
  changes to Telegraf Controller, however, they may be necessary.
  The majority of changes we make will be additive and non-breaking,
  and include any necessary migrations. When we do need to make
  breaking changes, we will do our best to communicate them clearly
  and in advance to minimize disruption.
* **Flexible release schedule**  
  While in beta, we will continue to create new releases of
  Telegraf Controller, but likely at irregular intervals. We will provide[Telegraf Controller release notes](/telegraf/controller/reference/release-notes/)to make it easy to track updates.

Provide beta feedback

* Use the **Feedback** feature in the Telegraf Controller UI.
* [Join the InfluxDB Community Slack](https://influxdata.com/slack) and post feedback in the **#telegraf-enterprise-alpha** channel.
* Post feedback in the [InfluxData Community](https://community.influxdata.com).

Join our public channels

* [InfluxDB Community Slack *(Preferred)*](https://influxdata.com/slack)
* [InfluxData Community](https://community.influxdata.com)
* [InfluxDB Subreddit](https://reddit.com/r/influxdb)

The **Owner** role grants full administrative access to Telegraf Controller,
including the ability to manage all users, tokens, and settings. Only one owner
can exist at a time. The current owner can transfer ownership to any active
administrator.

## Prerequisites and restrictions

* Only the current **Owner** can transfer ownership.
* The target user must have the **Administrator** role and be in an active state.
* If the target user is a **Manager** or **Viewer**, you must first promote them
  to **Administrator**. See[Change a user’s role](/telegraf/controller/users/update/#change-a-users-role).
* You cannot transfer ownership to yourself.

## Transfer the owner role

1. Navigate to the **Users** page or the target user’s detail page.
2. Choose the target **Administrator** from the list (if not already selected).
3. Select the **Make Owner** option. If on the user detail page, select the**Manage** tab to reveal the **Make Owner** option.
4. Confirm the username of the user you want to transfer ownership to and click**Transfer Ownership**.

<img width="628" src="/img/telegraf/controller-transfer-ownership.png" alt="Telegraf Controller transfer ownership confirmation">

## What happens during transfer

When you confirm the transfer, Telegraf Controller performs an atomic operation
that updates both accounts simultaneously:

* The current owner is demoted to **Administrator**.
* The target user is promoted to **Owner**.
* Both users’ sessions are destroyed – both must log in again.
* The operation is atomic: both changes succeed together or neither takes effect.

#### Coordinate ownership transfers

Coordinate with the target user before transferring ownership. Both accounts
are logged out immediately after the transfer completes.

#### You cannot reclaim the Owner role yourself

Once transferred, you cannot reclaim the **Owner** role yourself. The new
owner must transfer it back to you.

#### Related

* [Authorization](/telegraf/controller/reference/authorization/)