what is an organization?
an organization is an isolated workspace in sentinelpay. it has its own api key, credit balance, scan history, team members, and subscription. most users operate a single organization, but the platform supports multiple — useful if you run separate products or need isolated billing for different clients.
creating an organization
to create a new organization, click your current organization name in the top-left of the dashboard to open the org switcher, then select create organization. you will be prompted to enter:
- display name — shown in the dashboard and notifications.
- slug — a lowercase, alphanumeric identifier (hyphens allowed). the slug cannot be changed after creation. example:
acme-corp.
after creation, a fresh api key is provisioned automatically and 10 free credits are added to the balance. a new organization starts with no team members beyond the creator, who becomes the owner.
organization limit
each user account can own or be a member of up to 10 organizations. if you need more, contact support.
switching organizations
click your organization name in the top-left header to open the switcher. all organizations you belong to are listed. clicking one immediately switches context — the dashboard, scan history, api key, and credit balance all update to reflect the selected organization.
deleting an organization
only the organization owner can delete it. navigate to settings → danger zone and select delete organization. deletion is permanent — all scan history, api keys, and team memberships are removed. credit balances are not refunded upon deletion.
deleting an organization immediately invalidates its api key. any services still using that key will receive 401 unauthorized responses.
transferring ownership
the current owner can transfer ownership to any existing member via settings → members. after transfer, the previous owner retains developer-level access. ownership transfer does not affect the api key or credit balance.