# Group channel member limit increase

**URL:** <https://community.sendbird.com/t/group-channel-member-limit-increase/11243>\
**Category:** JavaScript\
**Tags:** group-channel\
**Created:** [November 12, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/group-channel-member-limit-increase/11243 "2025-11-12T10:33:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mbs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/mbs/32/5985_2.png) [@mbs](https://community.sendbird.com/u/mbs)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/group-channel-member-limit-increase/11243/1 "2025-11-12T10:33:59Z")

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**[Question]**  
We’re using **Group Channels** for discussions, but some have reached the **100-member limit** , and we can’t add more users.  
Can this limit be increased beyond 100, or is **migrating to a Super Group Channel** the only option?

If migration is required:

- Is there any **efficient or bulk way** to migrate existing Group Channels to Super Group Channels, instead of recreating them one by one?

- How can we **retain or migrate past messages and data** (message history, metadata, unread counts, etc.) during this process?

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**[SDK Version]**  
`@sendbird/chat` v4.9.11

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**[Current Impact]**  
We’re unable to add new members to active discussions, and manual migration would be time-consuming given the number of existing channels.

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**Author:** ![Suhirtha\_Ayyappan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/suhirtha_ayyappan/32/3983_2.png) [@Suhirtha\_Ayyappan](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Suhirtha_Ayyappan)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/group-channel-member-limit-increase/11243/3 "2025-11-12T12:04:25Z")

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Hi @mbs,

The maximum member limit for a group channel is 100. This is why you were unable to add more members to the channel.

To add more members, you can convert the group channel to a supergroup channel. This can be done easily through the Dashboard by selecting the “Change to Supergroup” option, as shown below:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/sendbird/original/2X/2/26443dff66e7e13fae8a599ce67289864d9b5849.png)

Alternatively, you can accomplish this using the Platform API by setting the `is_super` flag to true in the “Update a group channel” API request.

Link: [Update a group channel | Chat Platform API | Sendbird Docs](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/platform-api/v3/channel/managing-a-channel/update-a-group-channel)

However, please note that some features are not supported in supergroup channels. You can find more information about this in the link below:

Link: [Overview | Chat Platform API | Sendbird Docs](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/platform-api/v3/channel/channel-overview#4-channel-types)