---
title: "Changes to Get an open channel"
method: GET
path: "/v3/open_channels/{channel_url}"
---

# Changes to Get an open channel

`GET /v3/open_channels/{channel_url}`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 4 of 36 revisions.

- **2025-07-27** `7a85bad03e90`: 1 warning, 3 info
- **2023-11-10** `135d8b0705d4`: 1 info
- **2022-02-16** `c42164095c7c`: 1 breaking
- **2022-02-10** `a6ec75cbd9fb`: 1 breaking, 11 warning

## Changes

- **2025-07-27** `7a85bad03e90`: 1 warning, 3 info
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `Api-Token`
  - api operation id `ocViewChannelByUrl` removed and replaced with `getAnOpenChannel`
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `api-token`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `include_operators`
- **2023-11-10** `135d8b0705d4`: 1 info
  - the `header` request parameter `Api-Token` became optional
- **2022-02-16** `c42164095c7c`: 1 breaking
  - the `header` request parameter `Api-Token` became required
- **2022-02-10** `a6ec75cbd9fb`: 1 breaking, 11 warning
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `channel_url` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `cover_url` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `created_at` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `creator` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `custom_type` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `data` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `is_ephemeral` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `is_frozen` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `name` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `operators` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `participant_count` from the response with the `200` status

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/sendbird/apis/sendbird-platform-sdk/docs/v3/open_channels/:channel_url/get.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/sendbird/apis/sendbird-platform-sdk.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/sendbird/apis/sendbird-platform-sdk/changes/v3/open_channels/:channel_url/get)