# Manage connections

> Source: https://elaichi.ai/docs/guides/connections/manage-connections/

See every account available to you, keep them healthy, and change ownership without re-authorizing.

**Where to find it:** **Connections** in the sidebar

A **connection** is one authorized account for a product. Credentials stay in the vault; this page is where you manage ownership, status, and lifecycle.

## What the list shows

| Column | What you’ll see |
| --- | --- |
| **Connector** | Product name (and your connection name when set) |
| **Scope** | **Personal**, a **team** name, or **Organization** |
| **Status** | **Active**, **Pending**, **Needs re-auth**, or **disconnected** |
| **Created by** | Who created the connection |
| **Created** | When it was added |

Toolbar actions: **Refresh connections** and **Add connection** (if you have `connection:create` or `connection:share`).

You see connections you own and connections shared with you — directly, through a team you belong to, or with everyone at your organization. No organization permission widens that.

## Row actions

Open the ⋮ menu on a row you can manage (you own it, or it’s a shared connection and you have `connection:manage`):

| Action | When it’s available | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Reconnect** | Always in the menu when you can manage the row; also inline when status is **Needs re-auth** | Re-runs the authorization window and rebinds the same connection |
| **Manage access** | Always in the menu | Opens the access dialog: share the connection, revoke a share, and transfer ownership to another member |
| **Delete** | When you can manage the row | Removes the connection and its vault account |

There is no separate “tools” action on the row. To browse what the product exposes:

1. Open **Connectors**, find the same product, and open its detail page → **Tools**, or
2. Open **Toolboxes → My toolboxes** and open the automatic **Connection toolbox** for that account.

## Transfer ownership

Transfer hands a connection to a colleague without signing in again. It changes **who owns the connection and nothing else** — who can reach it stays exactly as it was.

1. Choose **Manage access** on a connection you own.
2. Click the transfer icon next to **Owner**.
3. Pick the new owner — any other member of the organization. There is no “organization” or “team” option: ownership is always one person.
4. Confirm **Transfer**.

To let a team or everyone at your organization use the connection, **share** it from the same dialog. Sharing is a separate, deliberate act — a transfer never widens access on your behalf.

Toolboxes that already use the connection keep working. For the full offboarding path when removing a member, see [Transfer and offboard](/guides/connections/transferring-and-offboarding).

## Delete implications

Deleting is permanent. The confirm dialog warns that deleting the connection **immediately breaks toolboxes that use it**.

What goes away with the connection:

- The vault account for that product
- Bindings that pointed toolboxes at this connection

Prefer **Transfer** (or resolving connections during member removal) when someone leaves and shared toolboxes still need the account.

:::callout{type="warning"}
Delete only after you’ve checked what’s using the connection. Prefer transfer for personal accounts that shared toolboxes depend on.
:::

## Keep connections healthy

1. Open **Connections** and scan **Status**.
2. **Reconnect** anything marked **Needs re-auth**.
3. Transfer personal connections that should outlive one person.
4. Delete only unused or replaced connections.

**You'll know it worked when:** Connections you rely on show **Active**, with the right scope badge.

## If something goes wrong

- Connection stays unhealthy after reconnect? Sign in again with the product and approve any new permissions it requests.
- Can’t share a connection with a team or the organization? You need `connection:share`, or ask an admin to share it for you.
- Can’t see a teammate’s personal connection? You can’t — an unshared connection stays private to its owner until they share it. Transferring it does not change that, and no permission reaches one.

## Related

- [Connect an account](/guides/connections/connecting-an-account)
- [Transfer and offboard](/guides/connections/transferring-and-offboarding)
- [Browse connectors](/guides/connectors/browse-connectors)
- [Toolboxes](/guides/toolboxes/toolboxes)