Set Channel Leader

Gives the role of leader to a user in the current channel.

It requires the set-leader permission.

HTTP MethodURLRequires Auth

POST

/api/v1/channels.addLeader

Body Parameters

KeyExample ValueDescription

roomId*

ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX

The channel ID for which you want to set a leader.

userId*

oCHkav5Zf6vmpu2W2

The user ID that you want to set as the channel leader.

Example Call

curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     -H "Content-type: application/json" \
     https://localhost:3000/api/v1/channels.addLeader \
     -d '{
          "roomId": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX", 
          "userId": "oCHkav5Zf6vmpu2W2"}'

Example Response

Success

{
    "success": true
}

Error

Any of the following errors can occur on the endpoint.

  • Authorization: Requires an authentication token for the request to be made.

  • Not Allowed: This occurs when the authenticated user doesn't have the set-leader permission.

  • User is already a leader: This occurs when the user is already a leader in the channel.

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

Change Log

VersionDescription

0.75.0

Added.

Last updated

Rocket.Chat versions receive support for six months after release.