# Leaving a chat room
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You can leave a chat room at any time, but you must be re-invited to return. The following steps apply to the desktop client and web app.

**To leave a chat room**

1. In the sidebar, open the chat room.

1. Choose the ellipsis menu (**...**) to the right of the chat room name.

1. Choose **Leave chat room**.

**Note**  
You can't leave a chat room if you're the only administrator. You must promote another member to administrator before you can leave. For more information, see