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title: "Moderating Group Membership"
slug: "moderate-group-membership"
updated: 2026-01-09T14:00:39Z
published: 2026-01-09T14:24:05Z
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# Moderating Group Membership

## Goal

Approve or reject prospective group members before they become full members and receive group messages.

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## Background Information

With group membership moderation enabled, a group moderator must approve each subscription request. When a recipient applies to join a group, the system sends a notification to the moderator by email or SMS. The moderator can then approve or deny the request using the links in the notification.

Group membership moderation is configured on a per-group basis and requires both specific group settings and user permissions.

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## Prerequisites

To moderate group membership, the following requirements must be met:

- The moderator is assigned the role of **Owner** or **Manager** for the group.
- The moderator has permission **502 member_admit_reject**.
- The group setting **Managers have to confirm subscriptions** is enabled.

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## Procedures

### Setting up membership moderation in group settings

1. Navigate to *Audience > Group Management > Groups*.
2. In the **Actions** column, open the settings for the required group.
3. Open the **Notifications** tab.
4. Select **Managers have to confirm subscriptions**.
5. Click **Save**.

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### Setting up permissions for moderators

1. Navigate to *User Management > Permissions > Group (Specific)*.
2. From **For group**, select the group you want to moderate.
3. Select **Group Role: Manager** or **Group Role: Owner**, depending on who should approve memberships.
4. From the second drop-down list, select **Member Add**.
5. Assign permission **502 member_admit_reject**.
6. Click **Save**.