# Create channel

**POST /v1/Channels**


Flex chat channels

## Servers



## Parameters



### Body:  (object)

- **ChatFriendlyName** (string)
  The chat channel's friendly name.
- **ChatUniqueName** (string)
  The chat channel's unique name.
- **ChatUserFriendlyName** (string)
  The chat participant's friendly name.
- **FlexFlowSid** (string)
  The SID of the Flex Flow.
- **Identity** (string)
  The `identity` value that uniquely identifies the new resource's chat User.
- **LongLived** (boolean)
  Whether to create the channel as long-lived.
- **PreEngagementData** (string)
  The pre-engagement data.
- **Target** (string)
  The Target Contact Identity, for example the phone number of an SMS.
- **TaskAttributes** (string)
  The Task attributes to be added for the TaskRouter Task.
- **TaskSid** (string)
  The SID of the TaskRouter Task. Only valid when integration type is `task`. `null` for integration types `studio` & `external`


## Responses
### 201
Created

#### Body:  (object)
- **account_sid** (string | null)
  The SID of the Account that created the resource and owns this Workflow
- **date_created** (string(date-time) | null)
  The ISO 8601 date and time in GMT when the Flex chat channel was created
- **date_updated** (string(date-time) | null)
  The ISO 8601 date and time in GMT when the Flex chat channel was last updated
- **flex_flow_sid** (string | null)
  The SID of the Flex Flow
- **sid** (string | null)
  The unique string that identifies the resource
- **task_sid** (string | null)
  The SID of the TaskRouter Task
- **url** (string(uri) | null)
  The absolute URL of the Flex chat channel resource
- **user_sid** (string | null)
  The SID of the chat user


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