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

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# Add Group Leader

Post/api/v1/groups.addLeader

Assign the `leader` role to a user in a private channel. Learn more about roles from the [Roles in Rocket.Chat](https://docs.rocket.chat/docs/roles-in-rocketchat) document.

Permission required: `set-leader`

### Changelog

| Version | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0.58.0 | 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='d9d4032e-7388-47a8-a635-9261143c4b30'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='c09a6dc5-f33f-478f-920f-2ca5a04e151d'>Example</option>
</select>Example

```json
{
  "roomId": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX",
  "userId": "oCHkav5Zf6vmpu2W2"
}
```

object  roomIdstring    Required

The groups's (private channel) ID.

ExampleByehQjC44FwMeiLbX
userIdstring    Required

The user's ID.

ExampleoCHkav5Zf6vmpu2W2

Responses200

OK

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='96c632ab-16f9-47c3-9880-c8ac0349c489'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='e17195eb-4813-45ad-875e-01e78d0dbcc1'>Success</option>
</select>Success

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

object  successboolean    

400

Bad Request

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='4259f6d0-953c-4362-b7a8-be6d77c2ba78'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='95aa1695-ca5f-481b-a293-1f4c9a691278'>User is already a leader</option>
</select>User is already 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='1089674d-62d1-4273-81cf-a4f5835277f0'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='a2e7f81b-5b69-46d7-9c01-78a57e799142'>Authorization Error</option>
</select>Authorization Error

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

object  statusstring    
messagestring