How to make a Discord channel read only on desktop and mobile

Open Discord and head over to the server that you want to create a read only channel in. If you haven’t created your server yet, then check out our guide on how to make a Discord server.

Next, click on the ‘+’ sign next to ‘text channels’ to create a new channel.

Then, you will be asked to name the channel. And for channel type, select ‘text.’

Click on the cogwheel next to the channel name to open the channel settings.

Next, click on the ‘Permissions’ tab and then click on ‘Advanced Permissions’ to expand the menu.

Now, to make this a read only channel where you (admin) or members with certain roles only can post, you will have to disable permissions.

Under Advanced Permissions, disable every option except ‘View Channel’ and ‘Read Message History.’ Of course, if you want to make it a private channel, you can enable the ‘View Channel’ option.

Once you’re done setting permissions, click on ‘Save Changes’ to save the settings.

Launch the Discord app and go to the server that you want to add or alter the read only channel.

Tap on the server name to view the server. There, you will see a ‘Create Channel’ option – click on it.

Next, you will prompted to select a channel type – check the ‘text’ option. Name the channel and toggle the ‘Private Channel’ option on if you want it to be a private channel. When you’re done, click on ‘Create’ at the top-right corner.

Once the channel is created, go to the channel and click on ‘Edit channel’ to open Channel Settings.

In Channel Settings, go to Channel Permissions, and then switch to the Advanced View.

In Advanced View, click on roles, and you will be led to the channel permissions. Here, you have to disable all permissions except ‘Read Message History’, as this will allow new users to read the previous messages.