Manage channel members

Available on all plans

Cloud and self-hosted deployments

Add members to a channel

Using Mattermost in a web browser or the desktop app, any member of a channel can add other members to public or private channels, unless your System Admin has restricted access to do so.

DesktopMobile

1. Select the channel name at the top of the center pane to access the drop-down menu, then select Add Members.

2. Search for users, select users, then select Add to add users to the current channel. Mattermost notifies you when a user is already a member of the channel.

Tip

• From Mattermost v7.8, people you’ve messaged directly are listed first, followed by all users in alphabetical order.

• Alternatively, to add members to a channel, select the channel name, select the View Info icon, select Members in the right pane, and then select Add.

Note

You can also @mention users to add them to a channel. If they’re not a channel member, Mattermost prompts you to add them.

Add users from their profile

Using a web browser or the desktop app, you can also add users to channels within their profile pop-over.

1. Select a user’s profile image.

2. Select Add to a Channel.

3. Type to find a channel name, then select a channel and choose Add.

Leave a channel

Using a web browser or the desktop app, you can remove yourself from a channel, you can:

• Select the channel name at the top of the center pane to access the drop-down menu, then select Manage Members. Select the member’s user role, then select Remove from Channel.

• Select the channel’s View Info icon, and select Members in the right pane. Select Manage, select a user’s role, then select Leave a Channel.

Remove members from a channel

Any member of a channel can remove other members from a channel.

DesktopMobile

You have two ways to remove members from a channel:

• Select the channel name at the top of the center pane to access the drop-down menu, then select Manage Members. Select the member’s user role, then select Remove from Channel.

• Select the channel’s View Info icon, and select Members in the right pane. From there, select Manage, select a user’s role, then select Remove from Channel.