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POST
/
channel
/
create
Create channel
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.flashcat.cloud/channel/create?app_key=' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "team_id": 3521074710131,
  "channel_name": "Production Alerts",
  "description": "Handles all production environment alerts",
  "group": {
    "method": "p",
    "time_window": 10,
    "window_type": "tumbling"
  },
  "auto_resolve_timeout": 86400,
  "auto_resolve_mode": "trigger"
}
'
{
  "request_id": "01HK8XQE3Z7JM2NTFQ5YJ8P9R4",
  "data": {
    "channel_id": 6294542005131,
    "channel_name": "API Test Channel"
  }
}

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Restrictions

AspectValue
Rate limits1,000 requests/minute; 50 requests/second per account
PermissionsChannels Manage (on-call)

Authorizations

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app_key
string
query
required

App key issued from the Flashduty console under Account → APP Keys. Required on every public API call. Keep it secret — it grants the same access as the owning account.

Body

application/json

Parameters for creating a channel.

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team_id
integer<int64>
required

Owning team ID.

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channel_name
string
required

Channel name. 1 to 59 characters.

Required string length: 1 - 59
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managing_team_ids
integer<int64>[]

Additional teams that can manage the channel. Up to 3 entries.

Maximum array length: 3
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description
string

Free-form description. Up to 500 characters.

Maximum string length: 500
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escalate_rule
object

Default escalation rule applied to the channel. Omit to skip default escalation.

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group
object

Alert grouping configuration.

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flapping
object

Flapping detection configuration.

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auto_resolve_timeout
integer<int64>

Auto-resolve timeout in seconds. 0 disables auto-resolve. Max 30 days.

Required range: 0 <= x <= 2592000
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auto_resolve_mode
enum<string>

Auto-resolve timer reset mode.

Available options:
trigger,
update
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plugin_ids
integer<int64>[]

IDs of plugins (integrations) subscribed to this channel.

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is_private
boolean

When true, the channel is visible only to its managing teams.

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disable_outlier_detection
boolean

Disable outlier incident detection.

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disable_auto_close
boolean

Disable automatic incident closing.

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is_external_report_enabled
boolean

Allow external reporters to file incidents into this channel.

Response

Success

Success response envelope. On every 2xx response, request_id identifies the call (also mirrored in the Flashcat-Request-Id header) and data holds the endpoint-specific payload. Failure responses use a different shape — see ErrorResponse.

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request_id
string
required

Unique ID for this request. Mirrored in the Flashcat-Request-Id response header. Include it when reporting issues.

Example:

"01HK8XQE3Z7JM2NTFQ5YJ8P9R4"

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data
object
required

Endpoint-specific payload. See each operation's 200 response schema.