Open Web UIInstall

Summary

Create a new channel in Open Web UI by sending a POST request with channel details such as name, description, data, meta, and access control settings.

Inputs

• Skip Authentication — Boolean to skip authentication; defaults to false.
• Authentication (required) — Uses Open WebUI Auth credentials unless authentication is skipped.
• Method (required) — HTTP method, fixed to POST for this operation.
• Media Type (required) — Content type of the request body, fixed to application/json.
• Request Body (required) — Collection including channel 'name' (required string), and optional 'description', 'data', 'meta', and 'access_control' fields (all strings expected to contain JSON objects).

Output shape

a single JSON object representing the created channel or the API response to the creation request

Inputs are sent as a JSON payload in the POST /api/v1/channels/create endpoint; authentication is required unless skipped; the response shape depends on the Open Web UI API's create channel response.

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide