MadelineProto/docs/API_docs/methods/channels_createChannel.md

---
title: channels.createChannel
description: channels.createChannel parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: channels.createChannel  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|broadcast|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|megagroup|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|title|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
|about|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|


### Return type: [Updates](../types/Updates.md)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
    $code = '';
    for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
        $code .= fgetc(STDIN);
    }
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$Updates = $MadelineProto->channels->createChannel(['broadcast' => Bool, 'megagroup' => Bool, 'title' => 'string', 'about' => 'string', ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):



### As a user:

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

Parameters:

broadcast - Json encoded Bool

megagroup - Json encoded Bool

title - Json encoded string

about - Json encoded string




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
Updates = channels.createChannel({broadcast=Bool, megagroup=Bool, title='string', about='string', })
```