Account recovery

If a former employee owned a Neon account and didn’t shut it down or transfer access before leaving, you can follow the steps outlined below to recover the account.

1. Regain access through the original login method

   First, determine how the account was accessed.

   A. If the account used a third-party login

   If the former employee signed up with a third-party identity provider (e.g., Google, GitHub, Microsoft, Hasura), you must recover access to that account through your organization's identity provider. Neon cannot bypass third-party authentication.

   B. If the account used email and password

   If you have access to the former employee's company email account:

   1. Go to the Neon login page
   2. Click Forgot Password
   3. Enter the former employee's email address
   4. Access the password reset link from their inbox
   5. Set a new password and sign in

   Once signed in, you can:

   • Update the email address
   • Transfer project ownership
   • Add an admin to your projects or organization
   • Update billing details

   note

   For security reasons, we recommend immediately revoking access to company email accounts when employees leave your organization.

2. If you cannot access the email or login method

   If the original login method is inaccessible, we can assist through a manual identity verification process.

   To begin:

   1. Open a Neon Support ticket from your Neon account.
   2. Provide:
      • A signed statement on company letterhead explaining the situation
      • Contact details for another employee at your company

   Neon will:

   • Notify the email address associated with the account and wait 24 business hours (Mon–Fri) for a response
   • Send you a document to sign electronically
   • Schedule a short video call to verify your identity (please have a government-issued ID ready)

   info

   Neon will not store or copy your ID. It's used only to confirm that the person on the call is who they say they are.

   Once all steps are complete, we'll grant access to the account or transfer project ownership as needed.

   important

   Neon Support may request additional information during or after the verification process. Manual account recovery is a sensitive procedure designed to protect your organization's data and prevent unauthorized access.