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POST
/
instances
/
{instanceId}
/
token
/
{token}
/
create-newsletter
Creating channels
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.z-api.io/instances/{instanceId}/token/{token}/create-newsletter \
  --header 'Client-Token: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "id": "<string>"
}

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Overview

This method is responsible for creating a channel.
It is not possible to add an image during creation, use the update channel image method afterwards.

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Attributes

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instanceId
string
required
Your instance ID. Available in the Z-API panel under Instances.
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token
string
required
Your Z-API instance token.

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Body

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name
string
required
Channel name
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description
string
Channel description

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Request Body

{
  "name": "Channel name",
  "description": "Channel description"
}

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Response

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201

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id
string
Created channel ID
{
  "id": "999999999999999999@newsletter"
}
The channel ID must always contain the @newsletter suffix, as this is the standard used by WhatsApp.

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405

Make sure you are correctly sending the method specification, that is, verify that you sent POST or GET as specified at the beginning of this topic.

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415

If you receive a 415 error, make sure to add the “Content-Type” header to your request, which in most cases is “application/json”.