# When I use Create a group channel api I get "Channe not found" error message 

**URL:** <https://community.sendbird.com/t/when-i-use-create-a-group-channel-api-i-get-channe-not-found-error-message/5466>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [August 31, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/when-i-use-create-a-group-channel-api-i-get-channe-not-found-error-message/5466 "2022-08-31T05:57:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hai\_Duy\_Nguyen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.sendbird.com/hai_duy_nguyen/32/2947_2.png) [@Hai\_Duy\_Nguyen](https://community.sendbird.com/u/Hai_Duy_Nguyen)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 5:57am UTC](https://community.sendbird.com/t/when-i-use-create-a-group-channel-api-i-get-channe-not-found-error-message/5466/1 "2022-08-31T05:57:05Z")

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export async function createChannel(body) {  
return await sendbirdApiCall({  
method: ‘POST’,  
endpoint: ‘/group\_channels’,  
body: {  
is\_public: true,  
is\_distinct: false,  
custom\_type: ‘new’,  
name: `Default - ${body.email}`,  
user\_ids: [botUserId, body.userId],  
operator\_ids: [botUserId, body.userId]  
}  
});

{“message”:“"Channel" not found.”,“code”:400201,“error”:true}

> **[Create a group channel | Chat Platform API | Sendbird Docs](https://sendbird.com/docs/chat/v3/platform-api/channel/creating-a-channel/create-a-group-channel)**
>
> You can create a group channel for 1-to-1 and 1-to-N conversations. By default, group channels are used for conversations between up to 100 members. This number can stretch up to tens of thousands in Supergroup channels. Group channels can either be...