Transfer Group Ownership

Transfer ownership of a CometChat group to another member using the JavaScript SDK.

Quick Reference for AI Agents & Developers

// Transfer group ownership
await CometChat.transferGroupOwnership("GUID", "NEW_OWNER_UID");

Note: Only the current group owner can transfer ownership. The owner must transfer ownership before leaving the group.

In other words, as a logged-in user, how do I transfer the ownership of any group if I am the owner of the group?

Available via: SDK | REST API | UI Kits

In order to transfer the ownership of any group, the first condition is that you must be the owner of the group. In case you are the owner of the group, you can use the transferGroupOwnership() method provided by the CometChat class.

This will be helpful as the owner is not allowed to leave the group. In case, you as the owner would like to leave the group, you will have to use this method and transfer your ownership first to any other member of the group and only then you will be allowed to leave the group.

Transfer Ownership

let GUID = "GUID";
let UID = "UID";
CometChat.transferGroupOwnership(GUID, UID).then(
  () => {
      console.log("Successfully transferred ownership of the group.");
  }, error => {
      console.log("Could not transfer ownership of the group: ", error);
  }
)

TypeScript

let GUID: string = "GUID";
let UID: string = "UID";
CometChat.transferGroupOwnership(GUID, UID).then(
  (ownershipTransferred: string) => {
      console.log("Successfully transferred ownership of the group.");
  }, error => {
      console.log("Could not transfer ownership of the group: ", error);
  }
);

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Next Steps

Leave Group

Leave a group after transferring ownership

Change Member Scope

Promote or demote group members