Participant rights and roles

Roles description

TrueConf Server supports the following roles within the chat:

• owner - group chat owner;

• admin - appointed moderator of the group chat;

• user - regular participant of a group chat;

• conf_owner — a role assigned to the owner of the conference; used only in conference chats.

• conf_moderator — the role of the conference moderator (operator); used exclusively in conference chats.

• favorites_owner — the role of the Favorites chat owner; used only in this type of chat.

• writer - the role of a user who has permission to write in a chat of type channel; used only in this context. type of chat.

You can obtain the list of chat participants along with their roles using the getChatParticipants request.

Role permissions in a regular chat

	owner	admin	user	conf_owner	conf_moderator	favorites_owner
Reading messages	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending messages	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Adding participants to the chat	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Removing participants from the chat	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Editing own messages	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Deleting own messages for oneself	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Deleting own messages for everyone	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Deleting others’ messages for oneself	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Deleting others’ messages for everyone	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌
Clearing chat history for oneself	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Clearing chat history for everyone	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌
Replying to messages	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Forwarding messages to/from the chat	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending files	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending geolocation	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending contacts	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending emoji	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending stickers	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅
Pinning messages	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅
Changing chat name	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Changing chat icon	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Changing chat participant roles	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌
Granting rights to chat participants	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌
Revoking participant rights	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌
Blocking participants	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌
Changing chat owner	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Setting the first visible message	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅
Sending polls	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌

Role permissions in the channel

	owner	admin	user	conf_owner	conf_moderator	favorites_owner	writer
Reading messages	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending messages	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Adding participants to chat	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Removing participants from chat	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Editing own messages	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Deleting own messages from self	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
Deleting own messages for everyone	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Deleting others' messages from self	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Deleting others' messages for everyone	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Clearing chat history from self	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌
Clearing chat history for everyone	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Replying to messages	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Forwarding messages in/out of chat	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending files	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending geolocation	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending contacts	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending emoji	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sending stickers	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Pinning messages	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Changing chat name	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Changing chat icon	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Changing chat participant roles	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Granting rights to chat participants	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Revoking chat participant rights	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
Blocking participants	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Changing chat owner	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Setting first visible message	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌
Sending polls	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅