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Restrict channel membership management

This feature is only available to organization owners and administrators.

By default, anyone other than guests can add other users to channels. However, you can restrict the ability to do so to specific roles. You can also can configure who can remove other users from a public channel. For private channels, administrators must be subscribed to the channel to configure these settings.

Configure who can add users

  • Instructions for all platforms

  1. Go to Organization permissions.

  2. Under Channel permissions, configure Who can add users to channels.

  3. Click Save changes.

Configure who can remove users

  • 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 unsubscribe others from this channel

  7. Click Save changes.

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