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.
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Schedule the Audit
Add a
Schedule Triggerrunning monthly. - 2
Find Inactive Seats
Add an
HTTP Requestnode listing licensed users with no activity for 60+ days. - 3
Estimate the Savings
Add a
Codenode totaling the monthly cost of the idle seats. - 4
Prompt Reclamation
Add a
Slacknode listing idle seats and the savings for the admin to reclaim or reassign. - 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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