---
title: "Create Channel"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/notifications/channels"
tags: ["channels"]
---

# Create Channel

`POST /api/v1/notifications/channels`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://platform-api.transform.unstructured.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://platform-api.transform.unstructured.io/api/v1/notifications/channels`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/unstructured/apis/platform-api/docs/api/v1/notifications/channels/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Create notification channel.

Creates a new delivery channel for receiving platform event notifications.
URL must use HTTPS for webhook type. At least one event type must be specified.

## Headers

- `unstructured-api-key` string, nullable

## Request body

- union
  - CreateWebhookChannelRequest: Request to create a webhook notification channel.
    - `channel_type` 'webhook'
    - `description` string, nullable: Channel description
    - `event_types` NotificationEventType[], required: Event types to subscribe to
    - `enabled` boolean: Enable/disable channel
    - `url` string, required: Webhook endpoint URL (HTTPS required)
    - `secret` string, nullable: Consumer-supplied signing secret (24-75 bytes)
  - CreateEmailChannelRequest: Request to create an email notification channel.
    - `channel_type` 'email'
    - `description` string, nullable: Channel description
    - `event_types` NotificationEventType[], required: Event types to subscribe to
    - `enabled` boolean: Enable/disable channel
    - `email_config` EmailChannelConfig, required: User-configurable email settings.
      - `cc` string[], nullable: CC email addresses (if provider supports)
      - `reply_to` string, email, nullable: Reply-to email address
      - `recipient_email` string, email, required: Primary recipient email address

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- union
  - WebhookChannelResponse: Response for webhook notification channel.
    - `channel_type` 'webhook'
    - `id` string, required: Channel ID
    - `description` string, nullable: Channel description
    - `event_types` string[], required: Subscribed event types
    - `enabled` boolean, required: Channel enabled status
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required: Creation timestamp
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required: Last update timestamp
    - `url` string, required: Webhook endpoint URL
  - EmailChannelResponse: Response for email notification channel.
    - `channel_type` 'email'
    - `id` string, required: Channel ID
    - `description` string, nullable: Channel description
    - `event_types` string[], required: Subscribed event types
    - `enabled` boolean, required: Channel enabled status
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required: Creation timestamp
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required: Last update timestamp
    - `email_config` EmailChannelConfigResponse, required: Email config in response (no sensitive data).
      - `cc` string[], nullable: CC email addresses (if provider supports)
      - `reply_to` string, email, nullable: Reply-to email address
      - `recipient_email` string, email, required: Primary recipient email address
      - `provider` string, required: Email provider (read-only, from platform config)

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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