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Multiple organization membership

Multiple organization membership within Port means that users can belong to more than one organization simultaneously, for example, prod and dev. This enables:

  • Cross-organization access: Users can work across multiple organizations without needing separate accounts.
  • Seamless switching: Switch between organizations using the UI.
Feature availability

The multi-organization feature is available on request and must be enabled by Port's support team.
To group existing organizations under one account, customers need to provide Port with the relevant OrgIDs and the SSO connection to use.
Organizations can be grouped only if they are in the same region.

Create an organization​

As a user with account admin permissions on a paid account, you can create new organizations directly from the UI:

  1. Go to your Port application.
  2. Click on the logo in the top left corner of the page.
  3. Click on the + Create Organization button.
  4. Follow the steps to create a new organization.

If you wish to grant account admin permissions to another user, please contact Port's support team.

Account admin permission

Account admin is a permission that can be granted in addition to a user's existing role (admin, moderator, or member).

Switch organizations​

In order to switch to a different organization:

  1. Go to your Port application.
  2. Click on the logo in the top left corner of the page.
  3. Click on the organization you want to switch to.
Login behavior

Note that when users log in, they automatically access their last visited organization.

Automatic user access​

Automatic user access makes it easy to onboard large groups of users:

  • Users with account admin permissions and organization admins can mark an organization as publicly accessible to SSO users.
  • When users log in via SSO, they automatically get the default member role in the organizations.

To enable automatic user access:

  1. Go to the Builder page of your portal.
  2. Click on Organization settings in the sidebar.
  3. In the Settings tab, enable the "Automatic user access" for the organization.
  4. Click Save.

SSO access to organizations​

When users connect with SSO, their access is determined by:

  • Explicit invitations: Organizations where the user has been explicitly invited.
  • Automatic user access: Organizations that have "Automatic User Access" enabled.

On login, Port checks which organizations the user has been explicitly invited to, plus which organizations have automatic user access enabled, and grants access to those organizations only.