slimctl channel-manager create-channel

Create a new group channel. When the Channel Manager's API requires authentication, you become the channel's owner: see Channel Ownership, Grants and Expiry.

Aliases: cc

Usage

slimctl channel-manager create-channel <CHANNEL> [OPTIONS]

Examples

Create a channel with MLS encryption enabled (default):

slimctl channel-manager create-channel agntcy/team/general

Create a channel without MLS encryption:

slimctl channel-manager create-channel agntcy/team/broadcast --disable-mls

Create a task channel that is deleted after an hour, and that asks you to approve participant changes others request:

slimctl channel-manager create-channel agntcy/tasks/review-42 \
  --ttl-seconds 3600 --owner-callback-name agntcy/people/alice

Options

Argument / Flag	Default	Required	Description
<CHANNEL>	—	Yes	Channel name in org/namespace/channel format
--disable-mls	false	No	Disable MLS end-to-end encryption for this channel (MLS is enabled by default)
--owner-callback-name <NAME>	—	No	SLIM name (org/namespace/app) at which you, as the owner, are asked to approve participant changes others request without a grant
--ttl-seconds <SECONDS>	—	No	Delete the channel automatically this many seconds after creation

Inherited Options

Options inherited from slimctl channel-manager and slimctl:

Flag	Short	Default	Description
--server	—	127.0.0.1:10356	Channel Manager gRPC endpoint
--timeout	—	15s	gRPC request timeout
--basic-auth-creds	-b	—	Basic auth credentials (username:password)
--tls.ca_file	—	—	Path to TLS CA certificate
--tls.cert_file	—	—	Path to client TLS certificate
--tls.key_file	—	—	Path to client TLS private key
--tls.insecure_skip_verify	—	false	Skip TLS certificate verification