Microsoft 365 - Request owner access to an Microsoft 365 Group/Teams

There may be times when a Microsoft 365 Group needs to add/replace an owner but the current owner(s) are no longer available.

Anyone can create an Microsoft 365 Group. By default, the creator of the group is also the owner. In addition, other members of the group can be assigned owner privileges by other owners of the group.

Find owner(s) of a Group/Team

  1. Log into Outlook on the web.
  2. Click the Contact/People icon, contact/people icon, located at the left hand side of your Outlook view.
  3. Using the search feature located at the top of your screen, search for the Group by entering the name or address of it.
  4. Within the search results, select the Group. Important: The object will be labelled as a Group and the address of the group will end in "@office365.wisc.edu".
  5. The Group properties will be shown. Click the Members icon.

If any member is listed as an 'Owner', you can contact them to make the necessary changes.

Request owner access to a Group/Team

Otherwise, if no owner(s) exist or the existing owner(s) are no longer affiliated with the university, fill out the Owner Access to Group/Team request form - important - you have to be signed in using 'self service' role before accessing the request form.

See Also


Keywords:
office365 o365 m365 lists distribution contacts collaboration members ownership reassign re-assign change change replace access 
Doc ID:
72476
Owned by:
O365 S. in Microsoft 365
Created:
2017-04-11
Updated:
2026-07-29
Sites:
DoIT Help Desk, DoIT Staff, Microsoft 365