When creating an open channel or a group channel, you can additionally specify a custom channel type to subclassify channels. This custom type takes on the form of String
, and can be useful in searching or filtering channels.
The data
and customType
properties of a channel object allow you to append information to channels. While both properties can be used flexibly, common examples for customType
include categorizing channels as "School" or "Work".
To get an open channel's custom type, refer to openChannel.customType
.
Property name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
customType | String | Specifies the custom channel type which is used for channel grouping. |
name | String | Specifies the name of the channel. |
To get a group channel's custom type, refer to groupChannel.customType
.
Property name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
customType | String | Specifies the custom channel type which is used for channel grouping. |
name | String | Specifies the name of the channel. |
userIds | String | Specifies the list of users. |