---
article_id: KB0408159
article_type: FAQ
component_ids:
  - SBN-AN-ADM-DEL
  - SBN-AN-ADM-USR
component_descriptions:
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement & Supply Chain > Administration (Buyer & Supplier Account Administration) > Create or remove users
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement & Supply Chain > Administration (Buyer & Supplier Account Administration) > Expire account/Delete account
products:
  - SAP Ariba Sourcing, cloud edition
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement and SAP Business Network for Supply Chain
personas:
  - Admin
  - Supplier
language: en
created: 2025-09-19
updated: 2025-10-10
source: Knowledge Base
url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0408159
connect_url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0408159?min=1
sap_for_me_url: https://me.sap.com/notes/KB0408159
---

# How do I Unlink a User ID in SAP Business Network?

## Symptom

After linking two or more accounts using the **Link User ID** option, how can I unlink them?

## Environment

SAP Business Network

## Resolution

Once the Link User ID is established, it is not possible to unlink.

The only alternative is to **delete the linked account.** Once deleted, the account will unlinked and it will no longer appear under **Switch Account** menu.

Depending on the type of account linked, the steps to delete are different:

- If the linked **account is a sub-user** **in your SAP Business Network account** you, as the account administrator, must [delete the sub-user](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/154044) that is linked to your account.

- If the linked account is a **sub-user in another SAP Business Network** account, you must contact the **administrator of that account** and request the [deletion of the sub-user.](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/154044)

- If the linked account is **the Administrator of another SAP Business Network account,** the current Administrator must **reassign the Administrator role** to another user before the original account can be unlinked. The account does not need to be fully deleted; the following steps should be performed to safely unlink it:

1. 1. [Create a new sub-user account.](https://support.ariba.com/Item/view/KB0392433)
   2. Assign Administrator privileges to the newly created sub-user.
   3. [Delete the original Administrator account](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/154044) after the role has been successfully reassigned.

Once the account is deleted, the accounts will no longer be linked and appear under **Switch Account** menu.

## See Also

For more infromation about deleting a sub-user account, see [How do I delete a user from my SAP Business Network supplier account?](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/154044)

For creating a new sub-user account, check [How do I add a new user to my company's SAP Business Network supplier account?](https://support.ariba.com/Item/view/KB0392433)

## Keywords

Unlink, User ID , Simple Steps, User ID option, switch account tab