MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v38/methods/channels_createChannel.md

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Method: channels.createChannel

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Create channel/supergroup

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
title	string	Supergroup/channel title	Yes
about	string	About text	Yes
users	Array of Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputUser	Users to add to channel	Yes

Return type: Updates

Can bots use this method: NO

MadelineProto Example:

if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$Updates = $MadelineProto->channels->createChannel(['title' => 'string', 'about' => 'string', 'users' => [InputUser, InputUser], ]);

PWRTelegram HTTP API example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):

As a user:

POST/GET to https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/channels.createChannel

Parameters:

title - Json encoded string

about - Json encoded string

users - Json encoded array of InputUser

Or, if you're into Lua:

Updates = channels.createChannel({title='string', about='string', users={InputUser}, })

Errors this method can return:

Error	Description
CHAT_TITLE_EMPTY	No chat title provided
USER_RESTRICTED	You're spamreported, you can't create channels or chats.