Manage multi-workspace channels

Org Owners and Org Admins can decide who can manage multi-workspace channels within an Enterprise organization. Members with this permission can add channels to other workspaces in the org and modify who can post in them.


Set multi-workspace channel permissions

Org Owners and Org Admins can set permissions for multi-workspace channels.

  1. From your desktop, click your organization name in the sidebar.
  2. Hover over Tools & settings, then select Organization settings.
  3. Select   Roles & permissions, then click Account types
  4. Click the   three dots icon next to Create new multi-workspace channels, then select Edit permission.
  5. Choose who can create new multi-workspace channels and change which workspaces a channel is shared with. 
  6. Click Save

Note: Both Org and Workspace Owners and Admins can change a multi-workspace channel from public to private.


Choose who can post in multi-workspace channels

If you have permission to modify multi-workspace channels, you can decide who can post in them.

  1. From your desktop, open a channel.
  2. Click the channel name in the conversation header.
    Gif of a cursor clicking the channel name in the channel header
  3. Select the Settings tab.
  4. Next to Posting permissions, click Edit
  5. Choose who can post and if you want to allow message threads.
  6. Click Save Changes.

Tip: On Enterprise plans, you can manage posting permissions from the admin dashboard. Learn more about channel management tools.

Who can use this feature?
  • Org Owners and Org Admins 
  • Available on Enterprise plans