# Need to transform public channel into private group

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/need-to-transform-public-channel-into-private-group/751>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [January 11, 2016, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/need-to-transform-public-channel-into-private-group/751 "2016-01-11T12:00:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![it33](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/it33/32/3_2.png) [@it33](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/it33)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/need-to-transform-public-channel-into-private-group/751/2 "2016-01-11T15:18:21Z")

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Hi @grexe, there’s [an existing topic on this](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/convert-a-private-channel-to-public-channel-and-vice-versa/695),

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