---
title: "Add Channel Leader"
slug: "add-channel-leader"
updated: 2026-09-03T14:50:33Z
published: 2026-09-03T14:50:33Z
canonical: "developer.rocket.chat/add-channel-leader"
---

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# Add Channel Leader

Post/api/v1/channels.addLeader

Assign the role of `leader` to a channel member. See [Room Roles](https://docs.rocket.chat/docs/room-roles) for details about the roles.

Permission required: `set-leader`

### Changelog

| Version | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0.75.0 | Added |

Header parametersX-Auth-TokenstringRequired

The `authToken` of the authenticated user.

ExampleRScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f
X-User-IdstringRequired

The `userId` of the authenticated user.

ExamplerbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ

Body parameters<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='f2adfc14-c4fa-40ae-92c5-353dd12120cf'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='e630074d-bf66-4bfa-8893-09cf002bad68'>Example</option>
</select>Example

```json
{
  "roomId": "WDuJLFkjwk6L7LdFC",
  "userId": "b66oZ8i9pkeSko33v"
}
```

object  roomIdstring    Required

The channel ID.

userIdstring    Required

The ID of the user to be made leader.

Responses200

OK

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='d56ff741-6a9d-46eb-851c-11be7cc8d05d'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='dfd89237-894c-4ffa-af64-2c71e2b28711'>Success</option>
</select>Success

```json
{
  "success": true
}
```

object  successboolean    

400

Bad Request

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='a7bf21c8-8295-47ab-beeb-47994ffbdc6e'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='33f3f42a-c170-4686-94a5-db44136d6df6'>User is a leader</option>
</select>User is a leader

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "User is already a leader [error-user-already-leader]",
  "errorType": "error-user-already-leader"
}
```

object  successboolean    
errorstring    
errorTypestring    

401

Unauthorized

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='aef8d61b-89ac-4ec9-a4f7-0c36e7e941c4'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='376c9ea2-8fc5-4619-9b60-d93cbe489e16'>Authorization Error</option>
</select>Authorization Error

```json
{
  "status": "error",
  "message": "You must be logged in to do this."
}
```

object  statusstring    
messagestring