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Change the accessibility of a stream

If you are a Zulip organization administrator, you can change who can join your stream by changing the stream's accessibility.

Please note that any users that were previously subscribed to the stream will remain subscribed to the stream after you change the stream's accessibility.

Make a public stream private

{!subscriptions.md!} {!filter-streams.md!}

!!! tip ""
{!all-streams.md!}
  1. Click on the stream that you want to make private; {!stream-settings.md!}

{!stream-settings-scroll.md!} Administrator settings section. This section shows all stream settings that can be modified by an organization administrator.

  1. To make a public stream private, simply locate the Make stream private button located on the bottom of the Administrator settings section and click on it.

  2. After clicking the Make stream private button, the button will turn into a Make stream public button, and a notification labeled The stream has been made private! will appear, confirming that the stream has been made private.

Make a private stream public

{!subscriptions.md!} {!filter-streams.md!}

!!! tip ""
{!all-streams.md!}
  1. Click on the stream that you want to make public; {!stream-settings.md!}

{!stream-settings-scroll.md!} Administrator settings section. This section shows all stream settings that can be modified by an organization administrator.

  1. To make a public stream private, simply locate the Make stream public button located on the bottom of the Administrator settings section and click on it.

  2. After clicking the Make stream public button, the button will turn into a Make stream private button, and a notification labeled The stream has been made public! will appear, confirming that the stream has been made public.