# Time based auto close topics

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-based-auto-close-topics/63769>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [June 1, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-based-auto-close-topics/63769 "2017-06-01T20:52:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-based-auto-close-topics/63769/2 "2017-06-01T20:56:07Z")

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Yes, you can do this at the category level:

- go to the settings for the category, go to the settings tab, then “auto close topic hours”

Or at the topic level:

- click the wrench on the right, “set topic timer”, and choose from the many options available

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