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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
{start_tabs}
{tab|desktop-web}
{relative|channel|all}
- Select a channel.
{!select-channel-view-subscribers.md!}
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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.
!!! tip ""
To add users in bulk, you can copy members from an
existing channel or [user group](/help/user-groups).
{tab|mobile}
{!mobile-all-channels-view.md!}
{!channel-long-press-menu.md!}
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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.
{end_tabs}
{!automated-dm-channel-subscription.md!}
Alternate methods to add users to a channel
Via channel settings
{start_tabs}
{tab|desktop-web}
{!channel-actions.md!}
- Click Channel settings.
{!select-channel-view-subscribers.md!}
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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.
{tab|mobile}
{!channel-long-press-menu.md!}
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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.
{!mobile-channel-settings-menu-tip.md!}
{end_tabs}
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.
!!! tip ""
You do not have to send the message you are composing for
the user to be subscribed this way.
Remove users from a channel
{start_tabs}
{tab|desktop-web}
{relative|channel|all}
- Select a channel.
{!select-channel-view-subscribers.md!}
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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.
{!channel-menu-subscribers-tab-tip.md!}
{tab|via-right-sidebar}
{!right-sidebar-view-profile.md!}
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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.
!!! tip ""
This method is useful if you need to remove one user from multiple channels.
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