---
title: "Create a new channel for the app."
method: POST
path: "/apps/{appId}/channels"
tags: ["channels"]
---

# Create a new channel for the app.

`POST /apps/{appId}/channels`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.shorebird.dev/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.shorebird.dev/api/v1/apps/{appId}/channels`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer

## Request body

- CreateChannelRequest: The request body for POST /apps/{appId}/channels.
  - `channel` string, required: The channel name.

## Response `200`

The newly-created channel.

- Channel: A tag used to manage the subset of installs that receive a patch. By default a "stable" channel is created and used by devices to query for available patches.
  - `id` integer, required: The ID of the channel.
  - `app_id` string, required: The ID of the app.
  - `name` string, required: The channel name.
  - `is_protected` boolean: Whether a patch sent to the channel files an approval request instead of shipping.

## Other responses

- `default`: Standard error response. Emitted for any non-2xx status where a body can be decoded into an [ErrorResponse].

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