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

> ## Documentation Index
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# Remove Group Leader

Post/api/v1/groups.removeLeader

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

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='e8b48d1a-5582-4123-a362-5e47d9e50313'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='1b160101-1807-4d3d-8d37-b00b4e0f0850'>Example</option>
</select>Example

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

object  roomIdstring    Required

The private group ID. You can find the IDs by using any of the following endpoints:

- [Get List of User Groups](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/get-list-of-user-groups): This endpoint returns all private channels in the workspace, if you have the required permissions to view them.
- [Get Groups](https://developer.rocket.chat/apidocs/get-groups): This endpoint returns the private channels that you are a member of.

ExampleByehQjC44FwMeiLbX
userIdstring    Required

The user ID.

ExampleoCHkav5Zf6vmpu2W2

Responses200

OK

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='2ea0f3e6-8b1a-481d-ba62-75814c17d1c0'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='35b303bd-01c5-40f5-b928-2d821a90e73d'>Success</option>
</select>Success

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

object  successboolean    

400

Bad Request

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='12d00c64-4683-40d8-a243-a92a69903f0f'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='d524d105-57c0-493b-b70f-fa8ce28bcaca'>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='87f3741b-44af-43b3-9eaf-723ded065f7d'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='1c31c649-7e39-4e35-a63e-73adff17d11a'>Authorization Error</option>
</select>Authorization Error

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

object  statusstring    
messagestring