# Add user to channel without being its user

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/add-user-to-channel-without-being-its-user/6615>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [January 30, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/add-user-to-channel-without-being-its-user/6615 "2019-01-30T15:53:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![LusCruz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@LusCruz](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/LusCruz)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/add-user-to-channel-without-being-its-user/6615/1 "2019-01-30T15:53:45Z")

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Hello,  
Is there a possibility to add a user to a channel without being its user ? (using APIv4 endpoints, maybe with some special permissions?)

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**Author:** ![amy.blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/amy.blais/32/7481_2.png) [@amy.blais](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/amy.blais)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/add-user-to-channel-without-being-its-user/6615/2 "2019-01-30T16:16:22Z")

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Hi @LusCruz,

You can use this CLI command: [https://docs.mattermost.com/administration/command-line-tools.html#mattermost-channel-add](https://docs.mattermost.com/administration/command-line-tools.html#mattermost-channel-add).

You can also use API: [https://api.mattermost.com/#tag/channels%2Fpaths%2F~1channels~1{channel\_id}~1members%2Fpost](https://api.mattermost.com/#tag/channels%2Fpaths%2F~1channels~1%7Bchannel_id%7D~1members%2Fpost).

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**Author:** ![LusCruz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@LusCruz](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/LusCruz)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/add-user-to-channel-without-being-its-user/6615/3 "2019-01-30T16:37:51Z")

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I mean if I can add a user to a channel without being myself a user?  
I have an application that uses a ‘bot’ which adds selected user to a channel (would like to add the users to a channel where the bot is not an owner nor a user)

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**Author:** ![amy.blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/amy.blais/32/7481_2.png) [@amy.blais](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/amy.blais)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/add-user-to-channel-without-being-its-user/6615/4 "2019-01-30T17:30:38Z")

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I believe at least the CLI command should work even if you’re not a member of the channel, but you’ll need to know the channel ID.