channel

A channel object is a legacy object that contains information about a workspace channel. These channel objects are not the same object type as private channels, which are considered group objects. Channels and groups are now considered a type of conversation.

Field	Type	Description
id	string	The channel ID.
name	string	Indicates the name of the channel-like thing, without a leading hash sign. Don't get too attached to that name. It might change. Don't even bother storing it. When thinking about channel-like things, think about their IDs, their type, and the team/workspace they belong to.
is_channel	boolean	Indicates if it is a channel.
created	Unix timestamp	Timestamp of when the channel was created.
creator	string	The user ID of the member that created the channel.
is_archived	boolean	true if the channel is archived.
is_general	boolean	true if this channel is the "general" channel that includes all regular members. In most workspaces this is called #general, but some workspaces have renamed it.
name_normalized	string	A normalized string of the name.
is_shared	boolean	true if the channel is shared.
is_org_shared	boolean	Indicates if the organization which the channel belongs to is shared.
is_member	boolean	true if the calling member is part of the channel.
is_private	boolean	Indicates if the channel is private.
is_mpim	boolean	Indicates if the channel is a multi-party instant message.
last_read	Unix timestamp	The timestamp for the last message the calling user has read in this channel.
latest	object	The latest message in the channel.
unread_count	integer	A full count of visible messages that the calling user has yet to read.
unread_count_display	integer	A count of messages that the calling user has yet to read that matter to them (this means it excludes things like join/leave messages).
members	array	A list of user IDs for all users in this channel. This includes any disabled accounts that were in this channel when they were disabled.
topic	object	The topic of the channel.
purpose	object	The purpose of the channel.
previous_names	array	A list of prior names the channel has used.

{
    "ok": true,
    "channel": {
        "id": "C1H9RESGL",
        "name": "busting",
        "is_channel": true,
        "created": 1466025154,
        "creator": "U0G9QF9C6",
        "is_archived": false,
        "is_general": false,
        "name_normalized": "busting",
        "is_shared": false,
        "is_org_shared": false,
        "is_member": true,
        "is_private": false,
        "is_mpim": false,
        "last_read": "1503435939.000101",
        "latest": {
            "text": "Containment unit is 98% full",
            "username": "ecto1138",
            "bot_id": "B19LU7CSY",
            "attachments": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't get too attached",
                    "id": 1,
                    "fallback": "This is an attachment fallback"
                }
            ],
            "type": "message",
            "subtype": "bot_message",
            "ts": "1503435956.000247"
        },
        "unread_count": 1,
        "unread_count_display": 1,
        "members": [
            "U0G9QF9C6",
            "U1QNSQB9U"
        ],
        "topic": {
            "value": "Spiritual containment strategies",
            "creator": "U0G9QF9C6",
            "last_set": 1503435128
        },
        "purpose": {
            "value": "Discuss busting ghosts",
            "creator": "U0G9QF9C6",
            "last_set": 1503435128
        },
        "previous_names": [
            "dusting"
        ]
    }
}