---
title: "Add Channel Leader"
slug: "add-channel-leader"
updated: 2026-06-08T12:46:40Z
published: 2026-06-08T12:46:40Z
---

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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='7006a0c2-1c4b-44c2-9c58-65c21e7fee92'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='cdcad1fc-e0bd-451e-8d46-fe0d9784f649'>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='b6be7aae-9b65-4254-9b04-6d1789e4e1ab'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='ab8ef501-9b92-4587-b609-28a90d96e79c'>Success</option>
</select>Success

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

object  successboolean    

400

Bad Request

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='efb9507d-3f7f-4965-9ada-71e53608b9d0'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='341af562-1223-4981-8f3f-7752a62df6d2'>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='f33b4039-6090-44bb-93d5-f8b1dd9b9d49'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='225fae73-1240-41ed-9590-dbff66f4f0db'>Authorization Error</option>
</select>Authorization Error

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

object  statusstring    
messagestring