$createChannel

The $createChannel[] function creates a new channel on the Discord server.

Syntax

$createChannel[name;(type);(categoryID);(topic);(nsfw);(slowmode)]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
name	Name of the channel (1 to 100 characters).
type	Optional - Type: 0=text, 2=voice, 4=category, 5=announcement, 13=stage. Default: 0.
categoryID	Optional - ID of the parent category.
topic	Optional - Topic/description of the channel (max 1024).
nsfw	Optional - true/false for NSFW marking.
slowmode	Optional - Delay in seconds (0-21600).

Return value

• Type: Snowflake (string)
• The ID of the created channel.
• Empty string if failed (insufficient permissions).

Behavior

• The bot must have the MANAGE_CHANNELS permission.
• Announcement channels (type 5) require a community server.
• Stage channels (type 13) are special voice channels.

Examples

Log channel

$let[logChan;$createChannel[logs-bot;0;123456789;;false;0]]
$if[$logChan!=]
  $channelSendMessage[$logChan;Log system enabled.]
  $sendMessage[Log channel created: <#$logChan>]
$else
  $sendMessage[Error: MANAGE_CHANNELS permission required.]
$endif

Dynamic ticket channel

$let[ticketChan;$createChannel[ticket-$username;0;123456789;Ticket for $username;false;0]]
$if[$ticketChan!=]
  $channelSendMessage[$ticketChan;Welcome $username! Describe your issue.]
  $sendMessage[Ticket created: <#$ticketChan>]
$endif

Category + channels

$let[cat;$createChannel[New Project;4;0]]
$let[chat;$createChannel[discussion;0;$cat]]
$let[voice;$createChannel[Voice;2;$cat]]
$sendMessage[Category and channels created!]

Notes

• Channel names are converted to lowercase and spaces are replaced by hyphens.
• Maximum 500 channels per server.
• To delete, use $deleteChannels[].