Channel Set Type

Sets the type of room this channel should be.
URL
Requires Auth
HTTP Method
/api/v1/channels.setType
yes
POST
Payload
Argument
Example
Required
Description
roomId
ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX
Required
The channel's id
roomName
chat-room-name
Required
The channel's name
type
c or p
Required
The type of room this channel should be, either c or p. c is for channel and p is for private.
Example Call
curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     -H "Content-type: application/json" \
     https://localhost:3000/api/v1/channels.setType \
     -d '{ "roomId": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX", "type": "p" }'
​
or
​
curl -H "X-Auth-Token: 9HqLlyZOugoStsXCUfD_0YdwnNnunAJF8V47U3QHXSq" \
     -H "X-User-Id: aobEdbYhXfu5hkeqG" \
     -H "Content-type: application/json" \
     https://localhost:3000/api/v1/channels.setType \
     -d '{ "roomName": "chat-room-name", "type": "p" }'
Example Result
{
    "channel": {
        "_id": "ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX",
        "name": "testing0",
        "t": "p",
        "msgs": 0,
        "u": {
            "_id": "aiPqNoGkjpNDiRx6d",
            "username": "goose160"
        },
        "ts": "2017-01-05T18:02:50.754Z",
        "ro": false,
        "sysMes": true,
        "_updatedAt": "2017-01-05T19:02:24.429Z",
        "usernames": [
            "goose160",
            "graywolf336"
        ],
        "joinCodeRequired": true,
        "muted": []
    },
    "success": true
}
Change Log
Version
Description
0.49.0
Added

URL	Requires Auth	HTTP Method
`/api/v1/channels.setType`	`yes`	`POST`

Argument	Example	Required	Description
`roomId`	`ByehQjC44FwMeiLbX`	Required	The channel's id
`roomName`	`chat-room-name`	Required	The channel's name
`type`	`c` or `p`	Required	The type of room this channel should be, either `c` or `p`. `c` is for channel and `p` is for private.

Version	Description
0.49.0	Added

Last modified 6mo ago