Managing Groups in Quip

Creating a Group

Only Quip site administrators can create and manage groups.

1. Open the Quip Admin Console.
2. Navigate to Site Members > Groups.
3. Click New Group.
4. Enter a group name and optional description.
5. Add members by searching for their names or email addresses.
6. Click Create.

Example: A Quip administrator creates a "Sales Engineering" group and adds all 12 members of the team. When a new Sales Engineering folder is created and shared with the group, all 12 members immediately have access — and when a new hire joins the team, the administrator adds them to the group and they automatically gain folder access.

Adding and Removing Group Members

To add or remove members from an existing group:

1. Open the Admin Console and go to Site Members > Groups.
2. Click the group name.
3. Add members by typing their name in the search box and clicking Add, or remove members by clicking the X next to their name.

Changes to group membership take effect immediately for any shared folders or documents linked to the group.

Sharing Documents and Folders with a Group

To share a document or folder with a group, open the Share dialog, type the group name, and select it from the autocomplete list. All current group members receive access at the permission level you set. Future members added to the group also receive access automatically.

Groups and Synchronized Group Folders

When a shared folder is linked to a group as a Synchronized Group Folder, the folder membership stays in sync with the group automatically. Adding someone to the group adds them to the folder; removing them from the group removes their folder access. See Synchronized Group Folders in Quip for setup details.

SCIM-Managed Groups

If your Quip site uses SCIM provisioning, groups can be managed automatically by your identity provider. SCIM can create, update, and delete Quip groups based on changes in your corporate directory without requiring manual admin action in the Quip Admin Console.