This wikiHow teaches you how to restrict Discord channels to certain members when using a computer.
Step
Step 1. Open Discord
Click the Discord app in the Windows menu (PC) or Applications folder (Mac), then log in if you haven't already.
- You can also access Discord in your browser. Go to https://www.discordapp.com, click Login in the upper right corner of the screen, then enter your account information to log in.
- You must be a server administrator or have permissions to be able to private a channel.
Step 2. Click the server
Server icons are listed along the left side of the screen. This will open a list of channels on that server.
Step 3. Hover the mouse cursor on the channel you want to private
Two small icons will appear.
Step 4. Click the gear icon
It's to the right of the channel name.
Step 5. Click Permissions
Step 6. Click @everyone to select it
Once selected, you can skip this step.
Step 7. Click the red X next to all in the right pane
Step 8. Click Save Changes
It's the green button in the lower-right corner of Discord. Now that you have removed all permissions from the channel, you need to manually add the user back to the channel.
Step 9. Click the “+” icon next to the “Roles/Members” heading
This step opens the list of server members.
Step 10. Click a member to add him or her to the channel
Step 11. Set permissions for selected members
Click the green check mark next to each permission option. The following permissions are recommended so that users can chat with each other in private channels:
- Read messages (read message)
- Send messages (send Message)
- Attach files (attach file), optional
- Add reactions (added reaction), optional
Step 12. Click Save changes
Now you've added one member with normal permissions back to the private channel. You will need to repeat this process for each member you wish to reinsert. No one except the person you enter can use this channel.
