---
title: Removing Google Vault User Holds with GAT Flow
description: "### Effortless User Management:  How to Remove Users from Google Vault Holds [**GAT Flow**](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/flow-overview/) allows you to manage your domain users conveniently by setting up the workflows that will trigger mass actions. One of them is to remove your users…"
url: "https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/removing-google-vault-holds-with-gat-flow/"
updated: "2026-06-15"
category: Google Vault
tags:
  - GAT Flow
---

# Removing Google Vault User Holds with GAT Flow

### Effortless User Management:  How to Remove Users from Google Vault Holds

[**GAT Flow**](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/flow-overview/) allows you to manage your domain users conveniently by setting up the workflows that will trigger mass actions.

One of them is to remove your users from the [**Google Vault hold**](https://vault.google.com/) set up earlier.

You can delete the users' holds by following the steps outlined below.

## Workflow type

In the **Workflow** fill in the details. You can set it up also as an** Event workflow **or** Recurring workflow.**

- **Name** – enter the name of the workflow (2)
- **Description** – enter a description for the workflow (optional)
- **Type** – select what workflow type you would like to run
  - **Modify** – modify existing users (3)
- **Include suspended users** – enable or disable to allow you to select users who are currently suspended:
  - If enabled – you will be able to select even users who are suspended
  - If disabled – you will be able to select only users who are active
- **Run immediately after approval** – provides an option to schedule the workflow to run in a selected future time (optional)

Later click **Next** (4) to proceed.

![Creating a workflow to remove vault user holds in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2026-06-15-13_30_04-Greenshot.png)

## Select users

Under **Search for a user **– select the users who will be deleted

- Select one or a few users
- Group of users
- Org. Unit of users
- Import users via Google spreadsheet

![Selecting users in a GAT Flow workflow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-06-02-15_43_33.png)

## Choose actions

In the **Choose actions** click on the **(+) button **(1) and then click the **Add action** button (2)

![Adding actions to a GAT Flow workflow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2026-06-15-13_48_04.png)

The available actions will be displayed by default. Search and select **Remove user from hold** action.

![Adding the action 'Remove user from hold'](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2026-06-15-13_49_42.png)

When the action is selected, double click the action node to fill in the required details.

Select the existing Matter and Hold name that you want the user to be removed from.