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Channel → Create Channel

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Summary

Create a new Zoho Cliq channel with specified name, description, type, and membership settings.

Inputs

  • Channel Name (required) — Specify the name of the channel to create.
  • Channel Description — Optionally provide a description for the channel.
  • Channel Type (required) — Select the type of channel to create, which determines access and membership (Organization, Team, Personal, External).
  • Select Your Teams (required) — When the channel type is 'Team', select one or more teams to associate with the channel.
  • Email Address — For Personal, External, or Organization channel types, optionally enter comma-separated email addresses of users to add to the channel.
  • Visibility — For Organization and Team channel types, set whether the channel is visible to everyone in the organization or team.

Output shape

a single record

Returns the JSON response from the Zoho Cliq API that includes details of the newly created channel. The output corresponds to one item per execution.

Examples

Example 1: Creating a private channel with specific members

Provide a unique channel name, select type as 'Personal', and list emails of invited users to create a private channel.

Example 2: Creating a team channel with multiple teams

Set channel type to 'Team', select one or more teams, provide a channel name, and optionally a description; this creates a team channel accessible only to selected teams.

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