conversations.rename

Renames a conversation.

Notices

Information about required scopes
This Conversations API method's required scopes depend on the type of channel-like object you're working with. To use the method, you'll need at least one of the channels:, groups:, im: or mpim: scopes corresponding to the conversation type you're working with.

Facts

Method access

HTTP

JavaScript

Python

Java

HTTP

POSThttps://slack.com/api/conversations.rename

Bolt for Java

app.client().conversationsRename

Bolt for Python

app.client.conversations_rename

Bolt for JavaScript

app.client.conversations.rename

Required scopes

Bot tokenschannels:managegroups:writeim:writempim:write

User tokenschannels:writegroups:writeim:writempim:write

Content types

application/x-www-form-urlencodedapplication/json

Rate limits

Tier 2

Arguments

Required arguments

token

token

·Required

Authentication token bearing required scopes. Tokens should be passed as an HTTP Authorization header or alternatively, as a POST parameter.

Example

xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx

channel

string

·Required

ID of conversation to rename

Example

C1234567890

name

string

·Required

New name for conversation.

Usage info

This method renames a conversation. Some types of conversations cannot be renamed.

The only the user that originally created a channel or an admin may rename it. Others will receive a not_authorized error.

Naming

Conversation names can only contain lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores, and must be 80 characters or less. We will validate the submitted channel name and modify it to meet the above criteria. When calling this method, we recommend storing the channel's name value that is returned in the response.

Returns a channel object.

Example responses

Common successful response

Typical success response

{
    "ok": true,
    "channel": {
        "id": "C012AB3CD",
        "name": "general",
        "is_channel": true,
        "is_group": false,
        "is_im": false,
        "created": 1449252889,
        "creator": "W012A3BCD",
        "is_archived": false,
        "is_general": true,
        "unlinked": 0,
        "name_normalized": "general",
        "is_read_only": false,
        "is_shared": false,
        "is_ext_shared": false,
        "is_org_shared": false,
        "pending_shared": [],
        "is_pending_ext_shared": false,
        "is_member": true,
        "is_private": false,
        "is_mpim": false,
        "last_read": "1502126650.228446",
        "topic": {
            "value": "For public discussion of generalities",
            "creator": "W012A3BCD",
            "last_set": 1449709364
        },
        "purpose": {
            "value": "This part of the workspace is for fun. Make fun here.",
            "creator": "W012A3BCD",
            "last_set": 1449709364
        },
        "previous_names": [
            "specifics",
            "abstractions",
            "etc"
        ],
        "num_members": 23,
        "locale": "en-US"
    }
}

Common error response

Typical error response when the calling user is not a member of the conversation

{
    "ok": false,
    "error": "not_in_channel"
}

Errors

This table lists the expected errors that this method could return. However, other errors can be returned in the case where the service is down or other unexpected factors affect processing. Callers should always check the value of the ok params in the response.

Error	Description
`channel_not_found`	Value passed for `channel` was invalid.
`invalid_name`	Value passed for `name` was invalid.
`invalid_name_maxlength`	Value passed for `name` exceeded max length.
`invalid_name_punctuation`	Value passed for `name` contained only punctuation.
`invalid_name_required`	Value passed for `name` was empty.
`invalid_name_specials`	Value passed for `name` contained unallowed special characters or upper case characters.
`is_archived`	Cannot rename archived channel.
`method_not_supported_for_channel_type`	This type of conversation cannot be used with this method.
`missing_scope`	The token used is not granted the specific scope permissions required to complete this request.
`name_taken`	New channel name is taken.
`not_authorized`	Caller cannot rename this channel.
`not_in_channel`	Caller is not a member of the channel.
`access_denied`	Access to a resource specified in the request is denied.
`account_inactive`	Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace when using a `bot` token.
`deprecated_endpoint`	The endpoint has been deprecated.
`ekm_access_denied`	Administrators have suspended the ability to post a message.
`enterprise_is_restricted`	The method cannot be called from an Enterprise.
`invalid_auth`	Some aspect of authentication cannot be validated. Either the provided token is invalid or the request originates from an IP address disallowed from making the request.
`is_bot`	This method cannot be called by a bot user.
`user_is_restricted`	This method cannot be called by a restricted user or single channel guest.
`method_deprecated`	The method has been deprecated.
`not_allowed_token_type`	The token type used in this request is not allowed.
`not_authed`	No authentication token provided.
`no_permission`	The workspace token used in this request does not have the permissions necessary to complete the request. Make sure your app is a member of the conversation it's attempting to post a message to.
`org_login_required`	The workspace is undergoing an enterprise migration and will not be available until migration is complete.
`token_expired`	Authentication token has expired
`token_revoked`	Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace or the app has been removed when using a `user` token.
`two_factor_setup_required`	Two factor setup is required.
`team_access_not_granted`	The token used is not granted the specific workspace access required to complete this request.
`accesslimited`	Access to this method is limited on the current network
`fatal_error`	The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering a catastrophic error. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.
`internal_error`	The server could not complete your operation(s) without encountering an error, likely due to a transient issue on our end. It's possible some aspect of the operation succeeded before the error was raised.
`invalid_arg_name`	The method was passed an argument whose name falls outside the bounds of accepted or expected values. This includes very long names and names with non-alphanumeric characters other than `_`. If you get this error, it is typically an indication that you have made a very malformed API call.
`invalid_arguments`	The method was either called with invalid arguments or some detail about the arguments passed is invalid, which is more likely when using complex arguments like blocks or attachments.
`invalid_array_arg`	The method was passed an array as an argument. Please only input valid strings.
`invalid_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the `charset` specified in the `Content-Type` header was invalid. Valid charset names are: `utf-8` `iso-8859-1`.
`invalid_form_data`	The method was called via a `POST` request with `Content-Type` `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` or `multipart/form-data`, but the form data was either missing or syntactically invalid.
`invalid_post_type`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the specified `Content-Type` was invalid. Valid types are: `application/json` `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` `multipart/form-data` `text/plain`.
`missing_post_type`	The method was called via a `POST` request and included a data payload, but the request did not include a `Content-Type` header.
`ratelimited`	The request has been ratelimited. Refer to the `Retry-After` header for when to retry the request.
`request_timeout`	The method was called via a `POST` request, but the `POST` data was either missing or truncated.
`service_unavailable`	The service is temporarily unavailable
`team_added_to_org`	The workspace associated with your request is currently undergoing migration to an Enterprise Organization. Web API and other platform operations will be intermittently unavailable until the transition is complete.

Warnings

This table lists the expected warnings that this method will return. However, other warnings can be returned in the case where the service is experiencing unexpected trouble.

Warning	Description
`missing_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, and recommended practice for the specified `Content-Type` is to include a `charset` parameter. However, no `charset` was present. Specifically, non-form-data content types (e.g. `text/plain`) are the ones for which `charset` is recommended.
`superfluous_charset`	The method was called via a `POST` request, and the specified `Content-Type` is not defined to understand the `charset` parameter. However, `charset` was in fact present. Specifically, form-data content types (e.g. `multipart/form-data`) are the ones for which `charset` is superfluous.

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