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

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# Remove Channel Leader

Post/api/v1/channels.removeLeader

Remove the `leader` role from a user in a channel.

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='070f0ba0-86cb-48f7-9db1-3bcd3db6920a'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='fb9cf2ee-cf70-45ab-9cd9-dab91de596c6'>Example</option>
</select>Example

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

object  roomIdstring    Required

The channel's id

userIdstring    Required

The user's id

Responses200

OK

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='0711b5ea-53ee-48f0-b4ec-d1c4ee9642b5'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='f41c8a1a-0ea9-47be-99b6-27597b3fe009'>Success</option>
</select>Success

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

object  successboolean    

400

Bad Request

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='1cf3c611-12c5-46c4-9294-0d97a49f867d'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='7ab8f205-cd80-4f1f-a1c7-f0169018761e'>User is not a leader</option>
</select>User is not a leader

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "User is not a leader [error-user-not-leader]",
  "errorType": "error-user-not-leader"
}
```

object  successboolean    
errorstring    
errorTypestring    

401

Unauthorized

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='3d7710d4-094a-4eb9-9f73-d3307e46b72c'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='d1b70cb6-08ce-4fa4-8312-8fe1a911e81d'>Authorization Error</option>
</select>Authorization Error

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

object  statusstring    
messagestring