Transfer Group Ownership

Transfer ownership of a CometChat group to another member using the Flutter SDK.

AI Integration Quick Reference

// Transfer group ownership to another member
CometChat.transferGroupOwnership(
  guid: "GROUP_ID",
  uid: "NEW_OWNER_UID",
  onSuccess: (String message) => debugPrint("Ownership transferred: $message"),
  onError: (CometChatException e) => debugPrint("Error: ${e.message}"),
);

Note: Only the current group owner can transfer ownership. The owner must transfer ownership before leaving the group.

Transfer ownership of a group to another member. Only the current owner can do this, and since owners cannot leave their group, you must transfer ownership first if you want to leave. The group is represented by a Group object and the new owner by a User object. See Leave Group.

Transfer Ownership

Use transferGroupOwnership() to transfer ownership to another group member.

Available via: SDK | REST API | UI Kits

Dart

String UID = "cometchat-uid-1";
String GUID = conversationWith;
CometChat.transferGroupOwnership(guid: GUID,uid: UID,
        onSuccess: (String message) {
          debugPrint("Owner Transferred  Successfully : $message");
        },
        onError: (CometChatException e) {
          debugPrint("Owner Transferred failed  : ${e.message}");
        });  

This method takes the below parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
guid	String	The GUID of the group for which ownership needs to be transferred
uid	String	The UID of the member who should become the new owner
onSuccess	Function(String)	Callback triggered on successful ownership transfer
onError	Function(CometChatException)	Callback triggered on error

On success, the new owner gets admin scope and the previous owner becomes a participant.

Response

On Success — A String message confirming the ownership transfer:

Parameter	Type	Description	Sample Value
message	string	Success confirmation message	"cometchat-guid-1 ownership transferred successfully"

Error

Parameter	Type	Description	Sample Value
code	string	Error code identifier	"ERR_NOT_A_MEMBER"
message	string	Human-readable error message	"The target user is not a member of the group."
details	string	Additional technical details	"Ownership can only be transferred to an existing group member."

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Next Steps

Leave Group

Leave a group after transferring ownership

Change Member Scope

Promote or demote group members