# Create web channel

**POST /v2/WebChats**




## Servers
- https://flex-api.twilio.com: https://flex-api.twilio.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Account sid auth token


## Parameters
### Headers
- **Ui-Version** (string)
  The Ui-Version HTTP request header



### Body: application/x-www-form-urlencoded (object)

- **AddressSid** (string)
  The SID of the Conversations Address. See [Address Configuration Resource](https://www.twilio.com/docs/conversations/api/address-configuration-resource) for configuration details. When a conversation is created on the Flex backend, the callback URL will be set to the corresponding Studio Flow SID or webhook URL in your address configuration.
- **ChatFriendlyName** (string)
  The Conversation's friendly name. See the [Conversation resource](https://www.twilio.com/docs/conversations/api/conversation-resource) for an example.
- **CustomerFriendlyName** (string)
  The Conversation participant's friendly name. See the [Conversation Participant Resource](https://www.twilio.com/docs/conversations/api/conversation-participant-resource) for an example.
- **PreEngagementData** (string)
  The pre-engagement data.


## Responses
### 201
Created
#### Headers
- **Access-Control-Allow-Origin** (string)
  Specify the origin(s) allowed to access the resource
- **Access-Control-Allow-Methods** (string)
  Specify the HTTP methods allowed when accessing the resource
- **Access-Control-Allow-Headers** (string)
  Specify the headers allowed when accessing the resource
- **Access-Control-Allow-Credentials** (boolean)
  Indicates whether the browser should include credentials
- **Access-Control-Expose-Headers** (string)
  Headers exposed to the client

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **conversation_sid** (string | null)
  The unique string representing the [Conversation resource](https://www.twilio.com/docs/conversations/api/conversation-resource) created.
- **identity** (string | null)
  The unique string representing the User created and should be authorized to participate in the Conversation. For more details, see [User Identity & Access Tokens](https://www.twilio.com/docs/conversations/identity).


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