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Create a public channel. Optionally, include specified users. The channel creator is included as a member by default. Channel naming has restraints following the regex filter [0-9a-zA-Z-_.]+
by default. See UTF8 Settings to modify regex filter for channel names. Channel names must not allow for any whitespaces.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
6.4.1 | Added excludeSelf param |
0.13.0 | Added |
The authToken
of the authenticated user.
The userId
of the authenticated user.
{
"name": "channelname",
"members": [
"rocket.cat"
],
"readOnly": true,
"excludeSelf": true,
"customFields": {
"type": "default"
},
"extraData": {
"broadcast": true,
"encrypted": false,
"teamId": "658441562dd9f928ad9951aa"
}
}
The name of the channel.
An array of the users to be added to the channel when it is created.
Set if the channel is read only or not. It is false
by default.
If set to true, the user calling the endpoint is not automatically added as a member of the channel. The default value
is false.
If you have defined custom fields for your workspace, you can provide them in this object parameter.
Enter the following details for the object:
broadcast
: Whether the channel should be a broadcast group.encrypted
: Whether the channel should be encrypted.teamId
: Enter the team ID for which you want to create a group.
For more information, see Channels
OK
{
"channel": {
"_id": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX",
"name": "channelname",
"t": "c",
"usernames": [
"example"
],
"msgs": 0,
"u": {
"_id": "aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG",
"username": "example"
},
"ts": "2016-05-30T13:42:25.304Z"
},
"success": true
}
Unauthorized
{
"status": "error",
"message": "You must be logged in to do this."
}