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title: "Create Channel"
slug: "create-channel"
updated: 2025-07-22T19:23:02Z
published: 2025-07-22T19:23:02Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/create-channel"
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# Create Channel

| ## Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 7.12.0 |
| **Location** | Integration > Slack Messenger |

The **Create Channel** step allows a user to create a public or private channel. The name for the channel can only contain lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores.

### Prerequisites

The step requires the **Slack Module** to be [installed](https://documentation.decisions.com/v8/docs/installing-modules-decisions) before it will be available in the toolbox.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Channel Name | Desired name for the new channel | String |
| Private | Optional setting which sets a channel to private | Boolean |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Error |  |  |
|  | Error info | String containing the HTTPErrorCode along with an Error Message returned. | SlackErrorInfo |
| Result |  |  |
|  | RESULT | Output containing the configuration information for the channel created in Slack | SlackChannel |

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## Example Inputs and Outputs

| Input | Private | Output |
| --- | --- | --- |
| example-channel | False | New public channel created in Slack labeled example-channel' |
| example-channel | True | New private channel created in Slack labeled example-channel' |
| example-channel | Null Value | Error info returned |
| Example!-Channel# | True | Error info returned |
| Null Value | 6 | Error info returned |
| Empty String | 6 | Error info returned |

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## Common Errors

### Invalid Name Specials

Slack channels have specific naming requirements that need to be met in order to be accepted. A list of requirements can be found [here](https://api.slack.com/methods/conversations.rename#:~:text=Naming,to%20meet%20the%20above%20criteria.).![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/image-1674592245012.png)

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Related Information

Related Articles:

[Slack Module](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/slack-module)