Add or remove users from a channel
By default, anyone (other than guests) subscribed to a channel can add
users to that channel. Additionally, anyone (other than guests) can add
users to a public channel, whether or not they are subscribed to the
channel. Anyone can always unsubscribe themselves from a channel.
Organization administrators can also unsubscribe other users from any channel,
including channels the admin is not subscribed to. They can also configure which
roles have access to add other users to a
channel or remove other users from a channel.
Add users to a channel
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Click on the gear () icon in
the upper right corner of the web or desktop app.
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Select Channel settings.
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Click All channels in the upper left.
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Select a channel.
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Select the Subscribers tab on the right.
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Under Add subscribers, enter a name or email address. The typeahead
will only include users who aren't already subscribed to the channel.
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Click Add.
To add users in bulk, you can copy members from an
existing channel or user group.
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Tap the Channels
(
)
tab at the bottom of the app.
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Scroll down to the bottom, and tap ALL CHANNELS.
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Press and hold a channel until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap Channel settings.
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Tap Add subscribers.
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Start typing the name of the person you want to add, and
select their name from the list of suggestions. You can continue
adding as many users as you like.
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Approve by tapping the checkmark
(
)
button in the bottom right corner of the app.
Note: Subscribing someone else to a channel sends them an
automated direct message from notification bot.
Alternate methods to add users to a channel
Via channel settings
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Hover over a channel in the left sidebar.
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Click on the ellipsis ().
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Click Channel settings.
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Select the Subscribers tab on the right.
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Under Add subscribers, enter a name or email address. The typeahead
will only include users who aren't already subscribed to the channel.
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Click Add.
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Press and hold a channel until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap Channel settings.
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Tap Add subscribers.
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Start typing the name of the person you want to add, and
select their name from the list of suggestions. You can continue
adding as many users as you like.
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Approve by tapping the checkmark
()
button in the bottom right corner of the app.
If you are in a channel view, you can access the
channel settings menu from the information
(
)
button in the top right corner of the app.
Via mentioning a user in the compose box
When you mention a user while composing
a message in the web or desktop app, an alert banner appears above the
compose box if they are not subscribed to the channel.
Click the Subscribe them button on the banner to add the user to the
channel. You will not see the button if you don't have permission to
subscribe the user.
You do not have to send the message you are composing for
the user to be subscribed this way.
Remove users from a channel
- Desktop/Web
- Via right sidebar
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Click on the gear () icon in
the upper right corner of the web or desktop app.
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Select Channel settings.
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Click All channels in the upper left.
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Select a channel.
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Select the Subscribers tab on the right.
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Under Subscribers, find the user you would like to remove.
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Click the Unsubscribe button in that row.
You can also hover over a channel in the left sidebar, click on the
ellipsis (), and
select Channel settings to access the Subscribers tab.
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Hover over a user's name in the right sidebar.
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Click on the ellipsis ()
to the right of their name to open their user card.
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Click View profile.
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Select the Channels tab.
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Under Subscribed channels, find the channel you would like
to remove the user from.
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Click the Unsubscribe button in that row.
This method is useful if you need to remove one user from multiple channels.
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