So what’s a workspace? A workspace is your home base for all things Coda. It will store your docs in an organized way, and you'll invite members into the workspace to help you get the job done. Workspaces contain folders, which contain docs, which contain pages, which contain - well, all kinds of things! A workspace can be free or paid (depending on your plan), and will have slightly different features accordingly. In this article, you’ll find info on the basics of creating and customizing workspaces, including an intro to workspace settings.

When you go to coda.io/docs, you'll see all of your workspaces in the left panel. Click on any workspace name to expand that workspace. You'll then be able to access Templates, Packs, Members & Groups for that workspace - plus all of the docs and folders within that workspace. For instance, in the gif below, “Demo Workspace!!” and “getcoda.io” - on the left hand side of the screen - are separate workspaces.

You can add a new workspace by clicking on the three dots on the bottom left hand corner of your home page, next to "More options." Then select “New workspace”. A free workspace will be created, you can then upgrade your workspace from there.

With workspace settings, you can tailor the setup of each workspace to meet your needs. Note that only workspace admins have the ability to view and adjust workspace settings.

If you’re an admin, you’ll see Admin settings in the upper left corner of your Coda home. Click to open, and you'll see several different sections.

Workspaces need to be empty of docs and custom templates before you can delete them. This means that you'll need to first delete all docs and templates you own in the workspace, or move them to another workspace. If other collaborators used this workspace and still own docs there, they'll need to delete or move those docs respectively.

Also, if your workspace is on a paid plan, you will need to downgrade it to the free plan in order to delete.

Once the above steps are complete, you can then delete the workspace by navigating to coda.io/docs then clicking on Admin settings in the upper left. On the About page, ensure the workspace you wish to delete is selected at the top, then scroll down and click the Delete workspace button.

As an admin, you may encounter the error message even if you've already deleted all docs in folders you have access to. If you're seeing an error about docs still needing to be deleted, this is an indicator that some Doc Owners in your workspace may still have docs in their My Docs folder or a private folder that you don't have access to. Be sure to coordinate with your other members in your workspace to get these docs deleted. The same applies to custom templates.