MadelineProtoDocs/docs/API_docs/methods/channels.createChannel.md

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channels.createChannel	Create a [supergroup/channel](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel).	Telegram RPC API	Methods	https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png	/API_docs/methods/channels_createChannel.html

Method: channels.createChannel

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Create a supergroup/channel.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
broadcast	Bool	Whether to create a channel	Optional
megagroup	Bool	Whether to create a supergroup	Optional
for_import	Bool	Whether the supergroup is being created to import messages from a foreign chat service using messages.initHistoryImport	Optional
forum	Bool	Whether to create a forum	Optional
title	string	Channel title	Optional
about	string	Channel description	Optional
geo_point	InputGeoPoint	Geogroup location, see here » for more info on geogroups.	Optional
address	string	Geogroup address, see here » for more info on geogroups.	Optional
ttl_period	int	Time-to-live of all messages that will be sent in the supergroup: once message.date+message.ttl_period === time(), the message will be deleted on the server, and must be deleted locally as well. You can use messages.setDefaultHistoryTTL to edit this value later.	Optional

Return type: Updates

Can bots use this method: NO

MadelineProto Example (now async for huge speed and parallelism!):

if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$Updates = $MadelineProto->channels->createChannel(broadcast: $Bool, megagroup: $Bool, for_import: $Bool, forum: $Bool, title: 'string', about: 'string', geo_point: $InputGeoPoint, address: 'string', ttl_period: $int, );