Organizations in Confluent Cloud

In Confluent Cloud, the Organization resource is the root node in the Confluent Cloud resource hierarchy. If you have a minimum spend commitment, there is a 1:1 relationship between one organization and one spend commit.

Organizations might contain:

When you first sign up for Confluent Cloud, a new organization is created simultaneously with the first user account that belongs to that organization. When you invite another user to Confluent Cloud, the invited user is added to the existing organization.

Organization settings

To access your organization settings:

  1. In Confluent Cloud Console, open the sidebar menu. Below the current user name, click Organization settings.

    If you belong to only one organization, your organization settings page appears. If you belong to multiple organizations, the Organizations page appears, displaying a list of the organizations you belong to.

  2. If you belong to multiple organizations, click the name of the organization you want to change. The organization page appears.

On the Organizations page, you can:

  • View the Organization name and Organization ID. For details, see Cloud Organization ID.
  • Enable or disable Stream sharing. By default, Stream sharing is disabled. Stream sharing is available only if the environment you’re sharing has Stream Governance enabled.
  • Enable or disable Resource metadata access. By default, resource metadata access is disabled. Resource metadata access is available only if the environment you’re sharing has Stream Governance enabled.
  • Leave the organization. You can leave an organization if you are not the last member of the organization. If you are the last member of the organization, you need to delete the organization.
  • Delete the organization. You can delete an organization only if you are the last member of the organization.

Cloud Organization ID

Each organization in Confluent Cloud is uniquely identified by a Cloud Organization ID.

You can get your Cloud Organization ID on either the Organizations page or the Billing & payment page:

Organizations page

In Confluent Cloud Console, go to the Organizations page at https://confluent.cloud/settings/organizations.

The Organizations page appears with a listing of the organizations that you are a member of, displaying the Name and the ID (Cloud Organization ID). The label Current appears next to the organization you are signed in to.

Billings & payment page

To view this page requires the OrganizationAdmin role.

In the Confluent Cloud Console, go to the Billing & payment page at https://confluent.cloud/settings/billing/invoice, click the Payments & contacts tab. You can see the Cloud Organization ID value and click Copy to save it for later use.

For more information, see Billing profile and payment.

Change an organization name

To change the name of an organization:

  1. In Confluent Cloud Console, open the sidebar menu. Below the current user name, click Organization settings.

    If you belong to only one organization, your organization settings page appears. If you belong to multiple organizations, the Organizations page appears, displaying a list of the organizations you belong to.

  2. If you belong to multiple organizations, click the name of the organization you want to change. The organization page appears.

  3. On your organization page, click the Edit icon that appears below Organization name and Organization ID . The Edit organization name dialog appears.

  4. In the Organization name field, enter a new name. The organization name:

    • Cannot exceed 64 characters.
    • Can contain Unicode letters, numbers, marks, and whitespace.
    • Can contain the following special characters: . , ‘ ’ & _ + | [ ] /- ( ).

  5. Click Save changes.

The organization name is updated and the Organizations page displays with the new name.

Leave an organization

Leaving an organization revokes your access to its resources and data. If you need to regain access, you must be invited back by an existing member or the owner.

If you are the last member of the organization, you can leave the organization as long as you have deleted any active resources (for example, clusters and connectors), and then click Leave this organization. After you leave an organization that you are the only member of, the organization goes into a suspended mode and is deleted after the suspension grace period.

To leave an organization:

  1. In Confluent Cloud Console, open the sidebar menu. Below the current user name, click Organization settings.

    If you belong to only one organization, your organization settings page appears. If you belong to multiple organizations, the Organizations page appears, displaying a list of the organizations you belong to.

  2. If you belong to multiple organizations, click the name of the organization you want to change. The organization page appears.

  3. Click Leave this organization. The Leave organization dialog appears.

  4. Enter the Organization name and click Confirm.

You are removed from the organization.

Delete an organization

RBAC role required: OrganizationAdmin

Deleting an organization removes all resources and data. You cannot undo this action. Once an organization is deleted, it cannot be restored.

You can delete an organization if it does not have a minimum spend commitment.

Deleting an organization does not affect billing that has accrued to date.

  • Your registered payment method is charged on the scheduled payment date, even if you delete the organization.
  • After deletion, your organization does not accrue additional charges.

Before an organization can be deleted, all clusters must be individually deleted and any paid support plan must be downgraded to the Free tier.

To delete an organization:

  1. In Confluent Cloud Console, open the sidebar menu. Below the current user name, click Organization settings.

    If you belong to only one organization, your organization settings page appears. If you belong to multiple organizations, the Organizations page appears, displaying a list of the organizations you belong to.

  2. If you belong to multiple organizations, click the name of the organization you want to change. The organization page appears.

  3. Click Delete this organization. The Delete organization dialog appears.

  4. Review the statements to ensure you understand the impact on billing.

  5. Enter the Organization name and click Confirm.

Your organization is scheduled for deletion, which occurs after three days. If you change your mind before the scheduled deletion, you must contact Confluent Support to halt deletion.

Multiple organizations

Confluent Cloud supports the use of multiple organizations. For more information, see Manage Multiple Organizations in Confluent Cloud.