Create Channel

Create a new channel in a team.

Required Permissions:

• Public Channel: create_public_channel.
• Private Channel: create_private_channel.

External Documentation

To learn more, visit the Mattermost documentation.

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Basic Parameters

Parameter	Description
Display Name	The display name of the channel.
Name	The unique name of the channel to create.
Team ID	The ID of the team. Can be obtained from the List All Teams action.
Type	Select the channel visibility type.

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Advanced Parameters

Parameter	Description
Header	The markdown-formatted header text displayed above the post input in the channel.
Managed Category Name	The name of the managed category to assign this channel to. Requires an Enterprise license and the EnableManagedChannelCategories configuration setting to be enabled.
Purpose	A short description of the channel’s purpose.

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Example Output

{
	"id": "string",
	"create_at": -9007199254740991,
	"update_at": -9007199254740991,
	"delete_at": -9007199254740991,
	"team_id": "string",
	"type": "string",
	"display_name": "string",
	"name": "string",
	"header": "string",
	"purpose": "string",
	"last_post_at": -9007199254740991,
	"total_msg_count": 0,
	"extra_update_at": -9007199254740991,
	"creator_id": "string"
}