naftiko/skills/create-channel

Create Channel

Creates a new channel in a specific team. Channels can be standard (visible to all team members) or private (visible only to specific members).

API Details

• API: Microsoft Teams API
• Method: POST
• Path: /teams/{team-id}/channels
• Operation ID: createChannel
• Tag: Channels
• OpenAPI: microsoft-teams-openapi.yaml

Sandbox

Mock server URL: http://localhost:8080/rest/microsoft-teams-api/1.0.0/teams/{team-id}/channels

Required Headers

• Authorization: Bearer {access-token}
• Content-Type: application/json

OAuth Scopes

• Channel.Create

Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | team-id | path | string | Yes | The unique identifier of the team |

Request Body

| Field | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | displayName | string | Yes | The display name of the channel | | description | string | No | A description of the channel | | membershipType | string | No | The membership type (standard, private, or shared) |

{
  "displayName": "General",
  "description": "General discussion channel",
  "membershipType": "standard"
}

Example Request

curl -s -X POST \
  "http://localhost:8080/rest/microsoft-teams-api/1.0.0/teams/e1b3c5a7-9d2f-4b6e-8c1a-3f5d7e9b2a4c/channels" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access-token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "displayName": "General",
    "description": "General discussion channel",
    "membershipType": "standard"
  }'

Example Response

{
  "id": "19:[email protected]",
  "displayName": "General",
  "description": "General discussion channel",
  "membershipType": "standard",
  "createdDateTime": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "webUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3Achannel123%40thread.tacv2/General"
}

Instructions

When the user wants to create a new channel in a team, use this operation. Provide the team ID as a path parameter and the channel details in the request body. Specify the membershipType as standard for channels visible to all team members or private for restricted-access channels.