# Is it possible to have a user account expire after a certain period (e.g. 6 months)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [September 27, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431 "2020-09-27T23:07:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Keith_Chikumbirike)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/1 "2020-09-27T23:07:25Z")
Hi, is it possible to have an account expire after a certain period say 6months, this would be useful for controlling app data access for contract employees for example? ---
**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/2 "2020-09-27T23:11:53Z")
You should use Allowed Email List to control access to your app in this case. When you remove a user’s email from the list, they will be evicted from the app and prohibited from signing in again immediately. ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Keith_Chikumbirike)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/3 "2020-09-27T23:15:40Z")
thank you so much, and is there security restriction to one gadget per user sign-in? ---
**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/4 "2020-09-27T23:16:03Z")
No, we currently do not limit the number of gadgets per user! Is that a feature you desire? ---
**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/5 "2020-09-27T23:16:56Z")
You could also do this with visibility and the new date calculation feature. Have users submit profile information, capture the date of submission, then make content accessible/visible if the date is within the 60 day time frame. ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Keith_Chikumbirike)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/6 "2020-09-27T23:17:09Z")
yes, i think it can be useful to control data access … ---
**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/7 "2020-09-27T23:17:41Z")
That is not a secure way to do it—hiding data from view is not a security feature. We strongly recommend using features like Allowed Email List and Row Owners. You could calculate your Allowed Email List in your sheet in a similar fashion, and this would kick people out of your app after 60 days, but you would need Background Refresh turned on to update the time-based sheet formulas. ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Keith_Chikumbirike)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/8 "2020-09-27T23:18:00Z")
Thanks, Lisa ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Keith_Chikumbirike)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/9 "2020-09-27T23:19:57Z")
in this case we would prefer employees to use preinstalled apps we provide them during the contract… something like that ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Keith_Chikumbirike)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/10 "2020-09-27T23:23:33Z")
and thanks Dave…most helpful ---
**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/11 "2020-09-27T23:24:31Z")
Cheers, and welcome to Glide! ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Keith_Chikumbirike)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/12 "2020-09-27T23:26:19Z")
Loving it! ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Keith\_Chikumbirike](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Keith_Chikumbirike)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-a-user-account-expire-after-a-certain-period-e-g-6-months/16431/13 "2020-09-27T23:27:57Z")
yes definitely …in this case, we would prefer employees to use preinstalled apps we provide them during the contract… or something like that