Membership History

An owner or admin views the log of membership changes for a group.

Who Can Do This

The group owner and admins only. Regular members cannot access membership history.

Steps

  1. Open the group details page.
  2. Tap Membership History in the group settings section.
  3. Browse the log of events, most recent first.

What's Shown

Each entry in the log records a membership change event, including the timestamp and the type of event:

Event Description
Member joined A user joined directly (no approval required) or was approved.
Member left A user left the group voluntarily.
Member removed A user was removed by an owner or admin.
Admin promoted A member was promoted to admin by the owner.
Admin demoted An admin was demoted to member by the owner.
Ownership transferred Ownership was transferred to an admin.

Rules

  • History is available to the owner and all admins. Admins see the full log, not just events they were involved in.
  • Events are recorded in real time as they occur. There is no delay.
  • History is read-only. No entries can be edited or deleted.
  • The log is retained for the lifetime of the group. It is permanently deleted when the group is deleted.
  • Every entry records the actor who performed the action. This includes removals, promotions, demotions, and ownership transfers.

Failure Cases

  • Group is archived: Membership history is accessible to the owner and admins in read-only mode even while the group is archived.
  • Group is banned: Membership history is not accessible while the group is banned.

Planned — not yet live: This screen is not yet implemented.