---
title: Restrict channel creation
---

import {TabItem, Tabs} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";

import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro";
import NavigationSteps from "../../components/NavigationSteps.astro";
import AdminOnly from "../include/_AdminOnly.mdx";
import SaveChanges from "../include/_SaveChanges.mdx";

<AdminOnly />

Zulip allows you to separately control [permissions](/help/manage-permissions)
for creating [web-public](/help/public-access-option), public and private
channels.

For corporations and other organizations with controlled access, we
recommend keeping channel creation open to make it easy for users to
self-organize.

Only users in trusted roles (moderators and administrators) can be
given permission to create web-public channels. This is intended
[to help manage abuse](/help/public-access-option#managing-abuse) by
making it hard for an attacker to host malicious content in an
unadvertised web-public channel in a legitimate organization.

### Manage who can create channels

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Public channels">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <NavigationSteps target="settings/organization-permissions" />

      1. Under **Channel permissions**, configure **Who can create public channels**.

      <SaveChanges />
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem label="Private channels">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <NavigationSteps target="settings/organization-permissions" />

      1. Under **Channel permissions**, configure **Who can create private channels**.

      <SaveChanges />
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem label="Web-public channels">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <NavigationSteps target="settings/organization-permissions" />

      1. Under **Channel permissions**, configure **Who can create web-public channels**.

      <SaveChanges />
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Related articles

* [Channel permissions](/help/channel-permissions)
* [User roles](/help/user-roles)
* [Create a channel](/help/create-a-channel)
* [Introduction to channels](/help/introduction-to-channels)