create_channel

ChimeSDKMessaging.Client.create_channel(**kwargs)

Creates a channel to which you can add users and send messages.

Restriction : You can't change a channel's privacy.

Note

The x-amz-chime-bearer request header is mandatory. Use the AppInstanceUserArn of the user that makes the API call as the value in the header.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.create_channel(
    AppInstanceArn='string',
    Name='string',
    Mode='UNRESTRICTED'|'RESTRICTED',
    Privacy='PUBLIC'|'PRIVATE',
    Metadata='string',
    ClientRequestToken='string',
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ],
    ChimeBearer='string',
    ChannelId='string',
    MemberArns=[
        'string',
    ],
    ModeratorArns=[
        'string',
    ],
    ElasticChannelConfiguration={
        'MaximumSubChannels': 123,
        'TargetMembershipsPerSubChannel': 123,
        'MinimumMembershipPercentage': 123
    }
)

Parameters

• AppInstanceArn (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The ARN of the channel request.

• Name (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The name of the channel.

• Mode (string) -- The channel mode: UNRESTRICTED or RESTRICTED . Administrators, moderators, and channel members can add themselves and other members to unrestricted channels. Only administrators and moderators can add members to restricted channels.
• Privacy (string) -- The channel's privacy level: PUBLIC or PRIVATE . Private channels aren't discoverable by users outside the channel. Public channels are discoverable by anyone in the AppInstance .
• Metadata (string) -- The metadata of the creation request. Limited to 1KB and UTF-8.
• ClientRequestToken (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The client token for the request. An Idempotency token.

  This field is autopopulated if not provided.

• Tags (list) --

  The tags for the creation request.

  • (dict) --

    A tag object containing a key-value pair.

    • Key (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The key in a tag.

    • Value (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The value in a tag.

• ChimeBearer (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The AppInstanceUserArn of the user that makes the API call.

• ChannelId (string) -- The ID of the channel in the request.
• MemberArns (list) --

  The ARNs of the channel members in the request.

  • (string) --
• ModeratorArns (list) --

  The ARNs of the channel moderators in the request.

  • (string) --
• ElasticChannelConfiguration (dict) --

  The attributes required to configure and create an elastic channel. An elastic channel can support a maximum of 1-million users, excluding moderators.

  • MaximumSubChannels (integer) -- [REQUIRED]

    The maximum number of SubChannels that you want to allow in the elastic channel.

  • TargetMembershipsPerSubChannel (integer) -- [REQUIRED]

    The maximum number of members allowed in a SubChannel.

  • MinimumMembershipPercentage (integer) -- [REQUIRED]

    The minimum allowed percentage of TargetMembershipsPerSubChannel users. Ceil of the calculated value is used in balancing members among SubChannels of the elastic channel.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'ChannelArn': 'string'
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • ChannelArn (string) --

    The ARN of the channel.

Exceptions

• ChimeSDKMessaging.Client.exceptions.BadRequestException
• ChimeSDKMessaging.Client.exceptions.ForbiddenException
• ChimeSDKMessaging.Client.exceptions.UnauthorizedClientException
• ChimeSDKMessaging.Client.exceptions.ConflictException
• ChimeSDKMessaging.Client.exceptions.ResourceLimitExceededException
• ChimeSDKMessaging.Client.exceptions.ThrottledClientException
• ChimeSDKMessaging.Client.exceptions.ServiceUnavailableException
• ChimeSDKMessaging.Client.exceptions.ServiceFailureException