Understand channel managers in Slack

When someone creates a channel, they’re automatically assigned as the channel manager. Channel managers can adjust administrative settings and permissions for any channel that they’re assigned to.

Note: Workspace Owners and Org Owners can also adjust some channel management permissions at the workspace or Enterprise grid organisation level.

What channel managers can do

Channel Managers can take the following administrative actions for channels they are assigned to:

	Free, Pro and Business+	Enterprise Grid
Set channel topic and description	✓	✓
Rename or archive a channel	✓	✓
Convert a channel from public to private*	✓	✓
Remove someone from a private channel	✓	✓
Adjust channel posting permissions	✓	✓
Decide who can edit a channel canvas	✓	✓
Restrict members from archiving a channel**		✓
Restrict members from inviting people to a channel		✓
Add or remove other Channel Managers	✓	✓

* Channel Managers must have permission to create private channels to convert channels from public to private.

** Available only if archiving channels is permitted by your organisation settings.

Set channel permissions

In channels that they’re assigned, channel managers can prevent members from archiving channels, adjust posting permissions and decide who can edit a channel canvas.

1. From your desktop, open the channel that you’d like to set a permission for.
2. Click the channel name in the conversation header.
   
3. Select the Settings tab.
4. Next to the permission that you’d like to adjust, click Edit. 
5. Follow the prompts to set the permission, then save your changes.

Assign channel managers

Owners, admins and channel managers can assign up to 100 channel managers for channels that they’re a member of.

1. From your desktop, open a channel.
2. Click the channel name in the conversation header.
   
3. Select the About tab.
4. Next to Managed by, click Edit. 
5. To add channel managers, click Add channel managers and make a selection.
6. To remove channel managers, click Remove next to their name.

Tip: Owners and admins with permission can assign channel managers using channel management tools.

Who can use this feature?

• Workspace owners/admins, org owners/admins and channel managers
• Available on paid subscriptions