---
title: Copy permissions from a forum
description: You can copy all permissions and content types from one forum to another.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/communities/copy-permissions-from-another-forum.html
release: australia
product: Communities
classification: communities
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Create a forum permission, Forum and user permissions management, Configuring communities, Communities, Customer Service Management]
---

# Copy permissions from a forum

You can copy all permissions and content types from one forum to another.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_communities.forum\_admin

## About this task

You can copy permissions from one source forum to multiple target forums.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Community** > **Administration** > **Forums**.

2.  Click the name of the forum that you want to copy permissions from.

3.  Click the **Copy Permissions to Forum\(s\)** related link.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Copy Permissions From|Name of the forum you want to copy permissions from. The name is automatically filled.|
    |Copy Permissions To|Name of the forum you want to copy the permissions to. You can enter more than one forum.|

5.  Click **Save**.


**Parent Topic:**[Create a forum permission](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/create-forum-permission.md)

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