---
title: "Create assistant channel"
method: POST
path: "/orgs/assistants/{assistant_id}/channels"
tags: ["Assistants"]
---

# Create assistant channel

`POST /orgs/assistants/{assistant_id}/channels`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.useinvent.com`
- URL: `https://api.useinvent.com/orgs/assistants/{assistant_id}/channels`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Connect a specific assistant to a new channel.

## Path parameters

- `assistant_id` string, required

## Request body

- CreateAssistantChannelSchema: Schema for creating a new assistant channel
  - `enabled` boolean, required
  - `channel_type` 'internal' | 'org' | 'agent' | 'custom' | 'whatsapp_bot' | 'messenger_bot' | 'instagram_dm' | 'tiktok_dm' | 'telegram_bot' | 'slack_bot' | 'teams_bot' | 'gmail' | 'outlook' | 'twilio' | 'telnyx' | 'email' | 'smpp', required: The channel type
  - `connection_id` string, required
  - `config` AssistantChannelConfigSchema, required: Configuration object for the assistant integration

## Response `200`

The created assistant channel.

- AssistantChannelSchema: Schema for an assistant channel
  - `id` string, required
  - `enabled` boolean, required
  - `channel_type` 'internal' | 'org' | 'agent' | 'custom' | 'whatsapp_bot' | 'messenger_bot' | 'instagram_dm' | 'tiktok_dm' | 'telegram_bot' | 'slack_bot' | 'teams_bot' | 'gmail' | 'outlook' | 'twilio' | 'telnyx' | 'email' | 'smpp', required: The channel type
  - `assistant_id` string, required
  - `connection_id` string, nullable, required
  - `config` AssistantChannelConfigSchema, required: Configuration object for the assistant integration
  - `error` string, nullable, required
  - `platform_url` string, nullable, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable, required

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