Control who users can find in the Directory

As a Directory admin, you can set which users are visible to other users in your organization. When a user is visible to another user, their contact information is available in search and their email address autocompletes in services like Gmail and Drive.

Before you begin: If you need to set up a department or team for this setting, go to Add an organizational unit .

  1. In the Google Admin console, go to Menu Directory Directory settings .

    Requires having the Service Settings administrator privilege .

  2. Click Visibility settings.
  3. (Optional) To apply the setting to a department or team, at the side, select an organizational unit .
  4. In the Directory visibilitysection, select from the following options:
    • No users—Users can't find other users or groups. Autocomplete and search use only addresses in the user's Contacts.
    • All users—Users can find all other users in the organization, except for users who are hidden from Directory. They can find all groups that are visible to the organization .
    • Users in a custom directory—Users can find only users in a custom directory. They can find all groups that are visible to the organization . Learn how to set up a custom directory .
  5. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

    To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit .

Changes can take up to 24 hours but typically happen more quickly. Learn more
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