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Reclaim Inactive Paid Seats to Cut Wasted Subscription Cost

Stop paying for empty seats — find paid seats that haven't been used in months and prompt admins to reclaim or reassign them.

difficulty Intermediatesetup 35 minresult Idle paid seats are surfaced and reclaimed, trimming wasted software spend across your tools.—
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  1. 1

    Schedule the Audit

    Add a Schedule Trigger running monthly.

  2. 2

    Find Inactive Seats

    Add an HTTP Request node listing licensed users with no activity for 60+ days.

  3. 3

    Estimate the Savings

    Add a Code node totaling the monthly cost of the idle seats.

  4. 4

    Prompt Reclamation

    Add a Slack node listing idle seats and the savings for the admin to reclaim or reassign.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow and flag a test idle seat. Confirm the prompt and savings estimate work.

Frequently asked questions

Which tools can I audit?

Any that expose last-active data via API — repeat the pattern per tool for a full software audit.

Won't I remove someone still needed?

Prompt, don't auto-remove — admins confirm before any seat is reclaimed.

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