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title: Request membership to a forum
description: You must be a registered member of the community to request membership to a forum that is marked for membership only.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/communities/request-membership-forum.html
release: australia
product: Communities
classification: communities
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 3
breadcrumb: [Using communities, Communities, Customer Service Management]
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# Request membership to a forum

You must be a registered member of the community to request membership to a forum that is marked for membership only.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_communities.community\_user

## Procedure

1.  Perform either one of the following actions:

    -   Navigate to **Community** > **Homepage**. Open **Browse Community Forums** and then select the forum.
    -   Navigate to **Community** > **All Forums** and then select the forum in the list. If you requested membership earlier, the status of your request appears.
2.  Click **Request Access**.

    If approval is required, **Status** changes to **Requested**. You receive an approval or rejection email. If approved, you are immediately subscribed to the forum and **Status** changes to **Private Member**.

    If no approval is required, the request is auto-approved and **Status** changes to **Private Member**.

3.  To cancel a request, point to the **Requested** status and click **Cancel**.

4.  To leave a forum, click **...** within the forum and then select **Leave Forum**.

    **Status** changes to **Request Access**.


**Parent Topic:**[Using communities](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/using-communities.md)

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