---
title: "Create Private Room (Realtime)"
slug: "create-private-room-realtime"
updated: 2026-05-14T21:49:01Z
published: 2026-05-14T21:49:01Z
---

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# Create Private Room (Realtime)

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Create a [private group](https://docs.rocket.chat/v1/docs/channels#private-channels).

| Method | Requires Auth | Permission |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `createPrivateGroup` | Yes | `create-p` |

## Payload parameters

| Argument | Example | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | `testrc` | Required | The name of the channel/group. |
| `members` | `["test.queue"]` | Optional | An array containing the usernames of users to be included in the channel. |
| `readonly` | `true` | Optional | A Boolean to indicate if the room is read-only or not. |
| `customFields` | `{ “priority”: “low” }` | Optional | Custom fields for the channel. |
| `extraData` |  | Optional | Any extra data to associate with the channel. |

## Example call

```json
{
    "msg": "method",
    "method": "createPrivateGroup",
    "id": "44728",
    "params": [
	"testrc7",
	["test.queue"],
	true
]
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
    "msg": "result",
    "id": "44728",
    "result": {
        "rid": "64e543ff5fb08444f3a71f94",
        "inserted": true,
        "_id": "64e543ff5fb08444f3a71f94",
        "_updatedAt": {
            "$date": 1692746751431
        },
        "fname": "testrc7",
        "customFields": {},
        "name": "testrc7",
        "t": "p",
        "msgs": 0,
        "usersCount": 0,
        "u": {
            "_id": "4SebuZCHhQKvTt23o",
            "username": "funke.olasupo",
            "name": "Funke Olasupo"
        },
        "ts": {
            "$date": 1692746751431
        },
        "ro": true,
        "default": false,
        "sysMes": true
    }
}
```

## Changelog

| Version | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0.38.0 | Added |