# Types of permissions

Permissions dictate the level of access granted to members of your community. You can assign one of four types of permissions:

1. **Admin**: Complete admin access including the ability to appoint roles, create channels and everything below. 
2. **Mod**: May ban users, delete user’s chats and everything below. May write in "read-only" channels. 
3. **Staff**: May create and edit pages, events and everything below. 
4. **Member**: Member can join channels. 

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