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title: "Administer groups and channels"
locale: en
url: https://tlg.builera.app/en/docs/guides/group-admin
verified: 2026-10-24
app_version: "2.0"
---

# Administer groups and channels

Manage members, permissions, invite links, topics, and group or channel settings using an account with the appropriate Telegram permissions.


Administer a group or channel from the conversation's information pane. Workspace permissions do not replace the account's Telegram permissions.

## Who can do this

**Owner**, **Manager**, and **Support** can use actions permitted for the account currently open. Deleting groups/channels and transferring ownership are restricted to **Owner** or **Manager** in the workspace, and the Telegram account must also have the corresponding permissions.

## Before you start

Select the correct account and conversation. The machine must be online. For ownership transfer, prepare the Telegram account's two-step verification password.

## Where to start

Open **Inbox**, select a group, open the information pane, then select **Manage group** or **Manage channel**.

![The group info pane with the Manage group button, members, tags and internal notes](https://tlg.builera.app/docs-media/en/group-admin.webp "Group info pane")

## Steps

### Members and permissions

1. Click **Reload from Telegram** to read the current information.
2. Open **Full member list → Open list**.
3. Select the list to view: recent members, admins, restricted members, banned members, bots, or join requests.
4. Use **Search members** to search by name.

Available lists depend on the group type and Telegram permissions. People without the appropriate permissions cannot view all channel subscribers.

5. Open the permissions menu for the person you want to manage.
6. Select **Restrict…**.
7. Clear the actions that person must not be allowed to perform.
8. Select **For how long**, then **Save**.

> [!WARNING]
> Banning removes the person from the group and prevents them from rejoining until the ban expires or is lifted. If you choose to delete messages, the content is deleted for everyone and cannot be restored.

9. Select **Ban…** when you need to remove the person.
10. Select a duration before confirming.
11. Select **Make admin…** or **Edit admin permissions** to change permissions.
12. Fill in **Title (optional)** if needed.

An account can grant only permissions it has itself. Removing all admin permissions removes the admin role.

> [!WARNING]
> **Delete all messages from this person** deletes that person's message history in the group for everyone.

13. Select **Delete all** only after checking that you have the right person.

### Invite links, join requests, and settings

1. Open **Invite links**.
2. Select **Edit link**.
3. Adjust the link name, approval requirement, expiry, or maximum number of people.
4. Click **Save**.
5. Use **Approve** or **Decline** on the join request you want to handle.

In settings, you can change **Public link**, **New members can see earlier messages**, **Block forwarding and saving content**, post signatures, author profiles, and joining rules. Options appear only when applicable to the group/channel.

**Slow mode** controls how frequently members can send. **Auto-delete new messages** applies an automatic deletion policy. **Unpin all messages** requires confirmation. For forums, use the topics section to pin or unpin topics.

Under **Add bot**, enter the bot's name and select the required permissions. Bots join channels as admins; check permissions before adding them.

### Transfer ownership or delete

> [!WARNING]
> Transferring ownership removes ownership from the current account. Transfer only to someone you trust.

1. Select **Transfer ownership**.
2. Select the recipient.
3. Enter the two-step verification password.
4. Confirm that you understand, then select **Transfer ownership**.

The password is used once for this action and is not saved for reuse.

> [!WARNING]
> Deleting a group/channel for everyone is permanent.

5. Select the delete action in **Danger zone**.
6. Type the group/channel name exactly.
7. Select **Delete permanently**.

## Result

Changes are made on Telegram, not just to the app's display.

## Check

Reload the information and check permissions, links, or members after the action.

## If something goes wrong

Check Telegram permissions, the group type, and machine status. Read the reason in [Logs](https://tlg.builera.app/en/docs/guides/logs); do not repeat deletion when the result is unclear.

## Do it with the API or MCP

Public operations include [groups.members](https://tlg.builera.app/en/docs/reference/rest/groups.members), [groups.restrict_member](https://tlg.builera.app/en/docs/reference/rest/groups.restrict_member), [groups.set_admin_rights](https://tlg.builera.app/en/docs/reference/rest/groups.set_admin_rights), and [groups.edit_link](https://tlg.builera.app/en/docs/reference/rest/groups.edit_link).

Tool names: `groups_members`, `groups_restrict_member`, `groups_set_admin_rights`, `groups_edit_link`. **Ownership transfer is available only on the web**, not to AI connections.