---
title: "Rename a Channel"
slug: "rename-a-channel"
updated: 2026-09-03T14:50:33Z
published: 2026-09-03T14:50:33Z
canonical: "developer.rocket.chat/rename-a-channel"
stale: true
---

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# Rename a Channel

Post/api/v1/channels.rename

Change the name of a channel. Permission required: `edit-room`

### Changelog

| Version | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0.48.0 | Added |

Header parametersX-Auth-TokenstringRequired

The `authToken` of the authenticated user.

ExampleRScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f
X-User-IdstringRequired

The `userId` of the authenticated user.

ExamplerbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ

Body parameters<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='9f8ba5db-fc17-4325-aa6b-5e2ed4986b0d'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='d88a2688-902d-44eb-be3f-d043da7b4c20'>Example</option>
</select>Example

```json
{
  "roomId": "WDuJLFkjwk6L7LdFC",
  "name": "newName"
}
```

object  roomIdstring    Required

The channel's ID.

namestring    Required

The new name of the channel. It can not be the same as the current name.

Responses200

OK

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='b11fdf15-5e21-4f90-b5e3-489f9886d482'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='87d52c94-b2ab-4631-be61-86bd82b99fbd'>Success</option>
</select>Success

```json
{
  "channel": {
    "_id": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX",
    "name": "new-name",
    "t": "c",
    "usernames": [
      "testing1"
    ],
    "msgs": 4,
    "u": {
      "_id": "aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG",
      "username": "testing1"
    },
    "ts": "2016-12-09T15:08:58.042Z",
    "ro": false,
    "sysMes": true,
    "_updatedAt": "2016-12-09T15:57:44.686Z"
  },
  "success": true
}
```

Expand Allobject  channelobject  _idstring    
namestring    
tstring    
usernames Array of string   string    
msgsinteger    
uobject  _idstring    
usernamestring    

tsstring    
roboolean    
sysMesboolean    
_updatedAtstring    

successboolean    

400

Bad Request

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='33a85ab2-615c-4ba2-8bd7-030aa2053fea'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='6898f25a-21cd-4e25-ad73-41f0c3c66397'>No permission</option>
</select>No permission

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Editing room is not allowed [error-action-not-allowed]",
  "errorType": "error-action-not-allowed",
  "details": {
    "method": "saveRoomSettings",
    "action": "Editing_room"
  }
}
```

Expand Allobject  successboolean    
errorstring    
errorTypestring    
detailsobject  methodstring    
actionstring    

401

Unauthorized

<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='c37b0c83-b270-42e8-a781-34e1fd413272'>application/json</option>
</select><select class='select-example' aria-label='Media type'><option value='815458c5-22e8-4450-b688-49e229cf1fc2'>Authorization Error</option>
</select>Authorization Error

```json
{
  "status": "error",
  "message": "You must be logged in to do this."
}
```

object  statusstring    
messagestring