---
title: Approve forum memberships
description: Manage forum membership approvals when registered community users request membership to a forum.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/communities/approve-forum-memberships.html
release: australia
product: Communities
classification: communities
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure community forums, Configuring communities, Communities, Customer Service Management]
---

# Approve forum memberships

Manage forum membership approvals when registered community users request membership to a forum.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_communities.admin or sn\_communities.forum\_admin

## About this task

There are two ways of approving forum memberships.

## Procedure

1.  Perform one of the following actions.

    -   Navigate to **Community** > **Forums**.
        1.  Choose a forum from the list that has been configured for membership.
        2.  Click the **Membership Approvals** related list.
    -   Navigate to **Self-Service** > **My Approvals.**
2.  Accept or reject the membership requests.

    Only one approval is required for each task.

    Once the task has been approved or rejected, an email notification is sent to the user.


**Parent Topic:**[Configure community forums](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/configure-forums-topics.md)