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# How to Restrict a Discussion to Specific Teams

# How to Restrict a Discussion to Specific Teams

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to restrict a discussion to specific teams
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
Sometimes a conversation is only relevant to certain groups — a single department, a cohort, or a region. A **Team-only** discussion is visible to the members of the Teams you choose, and hidden from everyone else. This lets you keep a thread focused and private to the people it concerns.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-restrict-a-discussion-to-specific-teams/access-type-team-only_9f676af2.png)

## How to restrict a discussion to specific teams
1. Start a new discussion from **Discussions → Start discussion**, or open an existing discussion and click **Edit**.
2. Find the **Access type** field. It controls who can view and take part in the discussion.
3. Choose **Team-only — members of selected teams**.
4. A **Teams** field appears. Select one or more Teams from the list (placeholder: *"Select teams…"*). You must choose at least one Team.
5. Finish the discussion and click **Create** (or **Save** when editing).

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/superpath-help-centre/how-to-restrict-a-discussion-to-specific-teams/access-type-team-only-selected_b1524dbb.png)

> **Note:** You must pick at least one Team. If the **Teams** list is empty, the **Create** button stays disabled.

## Things to keep in mind
* A **Team-only** discussion is visible only to members of the Teams you select. Members of other Teams won't see it on the hub or in search.
* You can select more than one Team — the discussion is visible to the members of any of them.
* **Owners** and **Admins** who moderate discussions can still see Team-only threads even if they aren't members of the selected Teams, so they can moderate content across your organisation.
* You can change the access type later by editing the discussion — for example switching from Team-only to Open.

## FAQs
**Who can see a Team-only discussion?**
Members of the Teams you selected. Moderators (Owners and Admins) can also see it for moderation purposes.

**Can I restrict to more than one Team?**
Yes. Select as many Teams as you need; anyone in any of them can see the discussion.

**What's the difference between Team-only and Invite-only?**
Team-only targets whole Teams; Invite-only targets named individuals (with the option to also include Teams). See "How to Create an Invite-Only Discussion".

**Can I change a discussion from Team-only back to Open?**
Yes — edit the discussion and change the **Access type**.

## Who can do this
Setting a discussion to **Team-only** is part of the discussion form, so anyone who can start or edit a discussion can use it. On the Discussions hub that's **Owners**, **Admins** and **Managers**; on a learning item's in-context panel it follows your organisation's "who can create discussions" setting. A discussion's author can also change the access type when editing their own discussion. **Restricted** users cannot create or edit discussions.