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Configure who can administer a channel

Organization administrators can automatically administer all channels.

Organization administrators and channel administrators can see and manage metadata for private channels. However, if they aren't subscribed to a private channel, they cannot gain access to its content, or grant access to others, unless specifically permitted to do so.

This means organization administrators and channel administrators can:

  • See and modify the channel's name and description.
  • See who is subscribed to the channel, and unsubscribe them.
  • See the channel's permissions settings, and modify settings that do not affect content access (e.g., who can post or message retention policy).
  • See how much message traffic the channel gets (but not its contents).
  • Archive the channel.

However, the following actions require specific permissions.

  • Seeing messages and topics: Restricted to channel subscribers, and user who are allowed to subscribe themselves or any user.
  • Subscribing yourself or other users
  • Modifying settings that affect content access (e.g., making a channel public, or changing who can add subscribers).

Configure who can administer a channel

  • Instructions for all platforms

  1. Click on the gear () icon in the upper right corner of the web or desktop app.

  2. Select Channel settings.

  3. Click All channels in the upper left.

  4. Select a channel.

  5. Select the General tab on the right.

  6. Under Channel permissions, configure Who can administer this channel.

  7. Click Save changes.

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