Twilo chat (JavaScript API): Unable to delete a channel by its creator after reconnecting to the same channel

I performed the following steps:

Connect to the app as client (for eg. with name Adam).

Add a new channel (for eg. with name Channel1).

Leave the channel.

Again, reconnect to app (as Adam).

Delete the channel (Channel1).

I am getting the following error (at step 5 mentioned above):
"User unauthorized for command"

Hence, the creator of channel is unable to delete it.

Code for deleting channel is:

   



 function deleteCurrentChannel() {

    if (!tc.currentChannel) {

      return;

    }



    if (tc.currentChannel.sid === tc.defaultChannel.sid) {

      alert('You cannot delete the default channel');

      return;

    }

    

    tc.currentChannel.delete().then(function(channel) {

      setupChannel(tc.joinDefaultChannel);

    }).catch((err) => {

      console.error(err.message);

    });

  }

On Chrome Dev tools console I tried to check values and got the results as impled below:

currentChannel => Channel1

messagingClient => Adam

currentChannel.createdBy => Adam

The creator of the channel must be able to remove the channel. How can this be achieved in this condition?

asked Jan 2 at 13:11

Vinit Sakhare

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I performed the following steps:

Connect to the app as client (for eg. with name Adam).

Add a new channel (for eg. with name Channel1).

Leave the channel.

Again, reconnect to app (as Adam).

Delete the channel (Channel1).

I am getting the following error (at step 5 mentioned above):
"User unauthorized for command"

Hence, the creator of channel is unable to delete it.

Code for deleting channel is:

   



 function deleteCurrentChannel() {

    if (!tc.currentChannel) {

      return;

    }



    if (tc.currentChannel.sid === tc.defaultChannel.sid) {

      alert('You cannot delete the default channel');

      return;

    }

    

    tc.currentChannel.delete().then(function(channel) {

      setupChannel(tc.joinDefaultChannel);

    }).catch((err) => {

      console.error(err.message);

    });

  }

On Chrome Dev tools console I tried to check values and got the results as impled below:

currentChannel => Channel1

messagingClient => Adam

currentChannel.createdBy => Adam

The creator of the channel must be able to remove the channel. How can this be achieved in this condition?

asked Jan 2 at 13:11

Vinit Sakhare

add a comment |

I performed the following steps:

Connect to the app as client (for eg. with name Adam).

Add a new channel (for eg. with name Channel1).

Leave the channel.

Again, reconnect to app (as Adam).

Delete the channel (Channel1).

I am getting the following error (at step 5 mentioned above):
"User unauthorized for command"

Hence, the creator of channel is unable to delete it.

Code for deleting channel is:

   



 function deleteCurrentChannel() {

    if (!tc.currentChannel) {

      return;

    }



    if (tc.currentChannel.sid === tc.defaultChannel.sid) {

      alert('You cannot delete the default channel');

      return;

    }

    

    tc.currentChannel.delete().then(function(channel) {

      setupChannel(tc.joinDefaultChannel);

    }).catch((err) => {

      console.error(err.message);

    });

  }

On Chrome Dev tools console I tried to check values and got the results as impled below:

currentChannel => Channel1

messagingClient => Adam

currentChannel.createdBy => Adam

The creator of the channel must be able to remove the channel. How can this be achieved in this condition?

asked Jan 2 at 13:11

Vinit Sakhare

I performed the following steps:

Connect to the app as client (for eg. with name Adam).

Add a new channel (for eg. with name Channel1).

Leave the channel.

Again, reconnect to app (as Adam).

Delete the channel (Channel1).

I am getting the following error (at step 5 mentioned above):
"User unauthorized for command"

Hence, the creator of channel is unable to delete it.

Code for deleting channel is:

   



 function deleteCurrentChannel() {

    if (!tc.currentChannel) {

      return;

    }



    if (tc.currentChannel.sid === tc.defaultChannel.sid) {

      alert('You cannot delete the default channel');

      return;

    }

    

    tc.currentChannel.delete().then(function(channel) {

      setupChannel(tc.joinDefaultChannel);

    }).catch((err) => {

      console.error(err.message);

    });

  }

On Chrome Dev tools console I tried to check values and got the results as impled below:

currentChannel => Channel1

messagingClient => Adam

currentChannel.createdBy => Adam

The creator of the channel must be able to remove the channel. How can this be achieved in this condition?

   



 function deleteCurrentChannel() {

    if (!tc.currentChannel) {

      return;

    }



    if (tc.currentChannel.sid === tc.defaultChannel.sid) {

      alert('You cannot delete the default channel');

      return;

    }

    

    tc.currentChannel.delete().then(function(channel) {

      setupChannel(tc.joinDefaultChannel);

    }).catch((err) => {

      console.error(err.message);

    });

  }

   



 function deleteCurrentChannel() {

    if (!tc.currentChannel) {

      return;

    }



    if (tc.currentChannel.sid === tc.defaultChannel.sid) {

      alert('You cannot delete the default channel');

      return;

    }

    

    tc.currentChannel.delete().then(function(channel) {

      setupChannel(tc.joinDefaultChannel);

    }).catch((err) => {

      console.error(err.message);

    });

  }

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asked Jan 2 at 13:11

Vinit Sakhare

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Twilio developer evangelist here.

I think this has to do with the roles and permissions of the member object involved here. A member can only delete the channel if they have a role that has the destroyChannel permission.

To ensure that the creator of a channel can delete it, you must ensure that each time the user joins the channel you give its member object a role that has permission to destroy the channel.

Let me know if that helps at all.

answered Jan 7 at 4:06

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Twilio developer evangelist here.

I think this has to do with the roles and permissions of the member object involved here. A member can only delete the channel if they have a role that has the destroyChannel permission.

To ensure that the creator of a channel can delete it, you must ensure that each time the user joins the channel you give its member object a role that has permission to destroy the channel.

Let me know if that helps at all.

answered Jan 7 at 4:06

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Twilio developer evangelist here.

I think this has to do with the roles and permissions of the member object involved here. A member can only delete the channel if they have a role that has the destroyChannel permission.

To ensure that the creator of a channel can delete it, you must ensure that each time the user joins the channel you give its member object a role that has permission to destroy the channel.

Let me know if that helps at all.

answered Jan 7 at 4:06

philnash

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Twilio developer evangelist here.

I think this has to do with the roles and permissions of the member object involved here. A member can only delete the channel if they have a role that has the destroyChannel permission.

To ensure that the creator of a channel can delete it, you must ensure that each time the user joins the channel you give its member object a role that has permission to destroy the channel.

Let me know if that helps at all.

answered Jan 7 at 4:06

philnash

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Twilio developer evangelist here.

I think this has to do with the roles and permissions of the member object involved here. A member can only delete the channel if they have a role that has the destroyChannel permission.

To ensure that the creator of a channel can delete it, you must ensure that each time the user joins the channel you give its member object a role that has permission to destroy the channel.

Let me know if that helps at all.

answered Jan 7 at 4:06

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answered Jan 7 at 4:06

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