Every member of a workspace has a role, each with its own level of permissions and access. Use the tables below to explore specific permissions for each role type.

Key

✓ Available by default
✦ Only available if a workspace owner changes the default setting
✷ Only available to the workspace primary owner

Messages and files

	Owner	Admin	Member	Multi-channel	Single-channel
Join any public channel	✓	✓	✓
Send messages in a channel	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Upload files	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Delete your own messages	✓	✓	✓	✷	✷

Channel management

	Owner	Admin	Member	Multi-channel	Single-channel
Create a public channel*	✓	✓	✓
Manage shared channels**	✓	✓	✷
Set permissions for managing shared channels**	✓	✓
Archive a channel	✓	✓	✓
Create a private channel*	✓	✓	✓	✓
Make a public channel private	✓	✓
Rename a channel***	✓	✓
Delete a channel	✓	✓
Set channel retention	✓
Set private channel retention	✓	✓	✷
Set posting permissions (See restrictions)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Create a channel email address	✓	✓	✓

*Workspace owners can restrict permissions for creating channels.

**Available for paid subscriptions.

***A channel creator can also rename the channel.

Notifications

	Owner	Admin	Member	Multi-channel	Single-channel
Make @channel and @here announcements	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Make @everyone announcements	✓	✓	✓
Be added to user groups	✓	✓	✓
Create user groups	✓	✓	✷
@mention user groups	✓	✓	✓
Set reminders for channels or members	✓	✓	✓

Workspace management

	Owner	Admin	Member	Multi-channel	Single-channel
Remove people from channels	✓	✓	✷
Remove people from private channels	✓	✓	✓
Invite guests to a public channel	✓	✓
Invite a multi-channel guest to a private channel	✓	✓	✓	✓
Invite a single-channel guest to a private channel	✓	✓
Delete other people’s messages	✓	✓
Invite new members	✓	✓	✓
Invite new guest members	✓	✓
Deactivate a member’s account	✓	✓
Promote a workspace admin*	✓	✓
Demote a workspace admin*	✓
Promote a workspace owner*	✓
Demote a workspace owner*	✦

*The person won't be notified of the role change unless they're part of a default user group for @admins and/or @owners.

Workspace settings

	Owner	Admin	Member	Multi-channel	Single-channel
Set default channels	✓	✓
Manage posting permissions (Plus subscription and above)	✓	✓	✓
Set discovery and sign-up	✓
Set name display guidelines	✓
Set workspace language	✓
Change workspace name/URL	✓
Reset all members’ passwords	✓
Create and edit user groups	✓	✷	✷

Administration

	Owner	Admin	Member	Multi-channel	Single-channel
View analytics and usage	✓	✓	✷
Change full & display names**	✓	✓
Change an email address**	✓	✓
Upgrade to a paid subscription	✓	✓	✓
Change your workspace’s subscription***	✓
Add a payment method***	✓
View billing statements	✓
Choose authentication method	✓	✓
Use Standard Export	✓	✓
Use Corporate Export (if eligible)	✓
Transfer primary ownership	✦
Delete workspace	✦

**Available for paid subscriptions.
***Only workspace owners and the person who upgraded the workspace can make changes.

Apps & integrations

	Owner	Admin	Member	Multi-channel	Single-channel
Turn on approved apps	✓
Add apps and integrations	✓	✓	✓
Use slash commands and message shortcuts	✓	✓	✓	✓

Note: These permissions don't apply to bots. More information on bot users can be found on Slack API. 🤖