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BLA
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September 16, 2026
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Limited access for full seat members that I added.

  • September 16, 2026
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I added several members to my plan with full seats and want to make one of them an admin. All the people I added have “limited access “ next to their name and no option to grant admin access. Why is this happening and How do I fix it?

Best answer by Jaycee Lewis

Hey ​@BLA 👋 Thanks for your question. 

Seats and membership are separate in Figma. A Full seat controls which products someone can use; full member access controls whether they're part of the plan itself. Limited access usually means someone was invited to a specific file or folder instead of the plan.

From the help center article:

Full members

Full members are part of your plan itself—not just invited to a specific folder or file. They're included when a folder or file is shared broadly with "Anyone in [plan]."

Limited access members

Some people you work with aren't full members of your plan—they've only been directly invited to specific folders or files.

Can you confirm:

  • Did you assign them Full seats, or grant access to a folder or file? Which screen did you use?
  • Have they accepted their invites yet?

Thank you! — Jaycee

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Jaycee Lewis
Figmate
Figmate
September 16, 2026

Hey ​@BLA 👋 Thanks for your question. 

Seats and membership are separate in Figma. A Full seat controls which products someone can use; full member access controls whether they're part of the plan itself. Limited access usually means someone was invited to a specific file or folder instead of the plan.

From the help center article:

Full members

Full members are part of your plan itself—not just invited to a specific folder or file. They're included when a folder or file is shared broadly with "Anyone in [plan]."

Limited access members

Some people you work with aren't full members of your plan—they've only been directly invited to specific folders or files.

Can you confirm:

  • Did you assign them Full seats, or grant access to a folder or file? Which screen did you use?
  • Have they accepted their invites yet?

Thank you! — Jaycee

BLA
BLAAuthor
New Member
September 17, 2026

Before I invited them to the plan, they had separate accounts and I had granted them access to some files. Yesterday I added them to the plan with full seats. Overnight, the Limited access tags have disappeared so this may have been a moment of undue impatience on my part. The issue is resolved. 

Jaycee Lewis
Figmate
Figmate
September 17, 2026

Thanks for letting us know ​@BLA