Manage channel members#

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.

Web/Desktop

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

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.

Mobile

Tap the channel name at the top of the screen.

Click on the channel name to explore available options.

Tap Add members.

Tap on Add members to add members to the channel.

Select members to add to the channel. You can scroll through the alphabetical list of members, or search for members in the Search field.

Select a user from the list and search one using the search field that you want to add to the channel.

Tap Add Members.

Click on Add Members to add the member(s) to the current channel.

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.

If a user mentioned in a channel is not a member already, then Mattermost prompts to add the user.

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.

Select a user’s profile image.
Tap on icon.

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

Leave a channel#

You can leave public or private channels any time.

Web/Desktop

Select the channel name at the top of the center pane to access the drop-down menu, then select Leave Channel.

Mobile

In a channel, tap in the top right corner.

Tap on More options to access available options for the channel you want to leave.

Tap Leave channel.

Tap on Leave channel to leave the current channel.

Tap on Leave to confirm you choice.

Remove other members from a channel#

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

Web/Desktop

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.

Use options available through the channel name to remove a member from a channel.

Mobile

In a channel, tap in the top right corner.

Tap View Info.

Tap on View info to view additional information about the channel.

Tap Members.

Tap Manage in the top right corner of the screen.

Tap on Manage to access the user role of the members.

Tap a user role to change it, and tap Remove from Channel.

Tap on Remove from channel to remove the selected user.

Tap Remove.

Tap Done.

Tap on Done to exit and return to the channel.