Leave a channel

In Slack, work happens in channels — organized spaces for everything related to a project, topic, or team. If a channel is no longer relevant, you can leave it at any time. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

Note: If you leave a private channel, its messages and files will no longer appear in your search results. To rejoin, you'll need to be added back by another member of that channel.


Leave channels

Desktop

Mobile

  1. Open the channel you'd like to leave.
    GIF displaying a cursor clicking on a channel header in the Slack app to open the channel details modal.
  2. Click the channel name in the conversation header.
  3. Click Leave channel

Tip: To leave multiple inactive channels at once, open the
  Manage my sidebar menu from the   Home tab and click Leave inactive channels.

  1. Open the channel you'd like to leave.
  2. Tap the channel name in the conversation header.
  3. Tap Leave Channel.
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