| title | Find a project administrator |
|---|---|
| titleSuffix | Azure DevOps |
| description | Quickly identify members of the Project Administrators group in Azure DevOps. |
| ms.subservice | azure-devops-security |
| ai-usage | ai-assisted |
| ms.author | chcomley |
| author | chcomley |
| ms.topic | quickstart |
| monikerRange | <= azure-devops |
| ms.date | 03/09/2026 |
| ms.custom | security-refresh, sfi-image-nochange |
[!INCLUDE version-lt-eq-azure-devops]
The Project Administrators group is the primary administrative security group for a project. Members of this group are authorized to perform the following tasks:
- Delete or rename a project
- Add users and teams to a project
- Manage area paths and iteration paths
- Organize shared query folders
- Adjust group memberships, including adding members to the Project Administrators group or other project-level groups
- Control permissions at the project level and for project-defined objects
To add users to the Project Administrators group or change a project-level permission, see Change project-level permissions.
[!INCLUDE prerequisites-project-collection-valid-users-group]
Follow these steps to identify members of the Project Administrators group.
::: moniker range="azure-devops"
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Sign in to your project (
https://dev.azure.com/{Your_Organization}/{Your_Project}). -
Select Project settings > Permissions.
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Select Project Administrators > Members.
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::: moniker-end
::: moniker range="< azure-devops"
-
Sign in to your project (
https://dev.azure.com/{Your_Organization}/{Your_Project}). -
Select Project Settings > Security.
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Select Members.
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The display presents a list of the Project Administrators group's members.
::: moniker-end
[!div class="nextstepaction"] Add users to a project or team