Freelancer Account Settings

On Upwork, you can streamline your work process with multiple types of accounts in one. Users can only have one main account, but can operate as a freelancer, agency, and client...

This article explains how freelancers on Upwork can use the Availability Badge to signal they’re ready for new work. By spending Connects, users activate a blue “Available Now” ...

This article explains how Upwork responsibly uses certain platform data to improve AI features, emphasizing transparency, user control, and data protection. Users can opt out of...

This article explains how freelancers can update their Upwork account and profile details, such as education, skills, email, and address, through the Settings page. It notes tha...

This article explains Upwork agencies, where freelancers work exclusively through an agency or independently as non-exclusive members. Agencies operate by invitation, and paymen...

You are free to leave an agency for any reason and at any time. If you do leave an agency, you will keep your Upwork profile and related work history from your time there. To le...

This article explains how to reactivate a closed freelancer account on Upwork. If the account was closed within the past five years, users can log in and follow a reactivation l...

This article explains how Upwork handles verified names for freelancers. Your full legal name is shared with clients only in contract-related documents, such as invoices and the...