Quip Admin Console: Member Management, Admin Roles, API Keys, and Site Settings

Accessing the Quip Admin Console

To open the Admin Console, click your email address or profile icon in the bottom left of Quip, then select Admin Console. You must have a Quip Admin role to access this page. If you do not see the Admin Console option, contact your site administrator.

Example: A newly appointed Quip administrator at a 500-person company opens the Admin Console on their first day to review current user licenses, confirm SSO is configured, and check whether MFA (multi-factor authentication) is enabled before sending the rollout announcement to staff.

Site Members

The Site Members section lists all active, invited, and deactivated users on your Quip site. From here, administrators can:

• Invite new users by email
• Deactivate users who have left the organization
• Reset a user's MFA verification method if they have lost access to their authenticator
• Export a CSV list of all site members for reporting or auditing

Site Settings

Site Settings controls organization-wide defaults including your company name, subdomain, company logo, and the custom banner message shown to all users. Changes to the company name also rename the default group folder visible to all site members.

Accounts and Access

The Accounts and Access tab is where administrators configure single sign-on (SSO) using Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). You can upload an identity provider (IdP) metadata file, test an SSO configuration with a specific user before rolling it out to the entire site, and enable or disable SSO for the organization.

Security

The Security section controls Quip Shield features including:

• Antivirus scanning: Scans file attachments uploaded to Quip for malicious content
• Enterprise Key Management (EKM): Allows organizations to manage their own encryption keys
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Restricts external document sharing
• Legal Hold: Prevents content from being permanently deleted for compliance purposes

API Keys

Administrators create and manage API keys in the API Keys section. API keys authorize external integrations and automated processes to access the Quip Admin API, Automation API, or Live Apps API. See the Create an API Key for Quip and API Access in Quip articles for detailed setup instructions.

Admin Insights

Admin Insights provides usage analytics for your Quip site, including active user counts, document creation rates, and feature adoption metrics. Use this section to monitor engagement and identify users or teams who may need additional onboarding support.

Action Log

The Action Log records administrator actions taken in the Admin Console, including user invitations, deactivations, SSO configuration changes, and security setting updates. Use this log for compliance auditing or to review recent administrative changes made by other admins.