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In this guide, Mytour will show you how to restrict access to your Discord channel for specific members while using a computer.
Steps
Open Discord. Click on the Discord app in the Windows Start menu (PC) or the Applications folder (Mac), then log in if you haven't already.
- You can also access Discord through a browser. Visit https://www.discordapp.com, click on Login at the top right corner, and enter your account details to sign in.
- You need to be a server administrator or have the necessary permissions to make a channel private.
Click on the server. The server icon will be listed vertically on the left side of the screen. A list of channels for that server will appear.
Hover over the channel you want to set to private. Two small icons will appear.
Click on the gear icon located to the right of the channel's name.
Click on Permissions (Access settings).
Click on @everyone to make a selection. If this option is already selected, you can skip this step.
Click the red X next to each option in the right-hand panel to remove them.
Click on the Save Changes button. This blue button is located in the lower right corner of Discord. By doing this, you will have removed all permissions on the channel, and now we need to manually add users back.
Click the “+” sign next to the “Roles/Members” section. A list of the server's members will appear.
Click on a member to add them to the channel.
Set the permissions for the selected member. Click the green checkmark next to each permission option. The following permissions are necessary for this user to interact with others:
- Read messages - Allow reading messages
- Send messages - Allow sending messages
- Attach files - Attach files (optional)
- Add reactions - Add reactions (optional)
Click on the Save changes button. This will restore the member with regular permissions back to the private channel. You need to repeat this process for each member you wish to add. Only those you add will be able to access the channel.
