# Temporary Voice Channel

> A channel that creates a private voice room when a member joins it, then deletes the room when the last person leaves. Keeps the channel list short without limiting concurrent conversations.

- Canonical: https://discordtools.blog/glossary/temp-voice
- Group: Utility
- Also called: voice hub, join-to-create
- See also: https://discordtools.blog/glossary/permission-overwrite
- Updated: 2026-08-31
- Publication: The Index, an independent site not affiliated with Discord Inc.

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Temp voice solves a real scaling problem: a server needs enough voice channels for peak
demand, and that number of permanently empty channels makes the server look dead at every
other hour.

The owner of a created room usually gets control of its name, member limit and access.