groups.create

This method is deprecated.

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Creates a private channel.

Facts

Method URL: https://slack.com/api/groups.create

Preferred HTTP method: POST

Accepted content types: application/x-www-form-urlencoded, application/json

Rate limiting: Tier 2

Works with:

Token type	Required scope(s)
bot	`groups:write`
user	`groups:write`

This method is deprecated. It will stop functioning in February 2021 and will not work with newly created apps after June 10th, 2020. Learn more.

Please use these methods instead:

conversations.create

This method creates a private channel.

Arguments

tokenRequired

Authentication token bearing required scopes.

Examplexxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxx

nameRequired

Name of private channel to create

validateOptional

Whether to return errors on invalid channel name instead of modifying it to meet the specified criteria.

Exampletrue

This method supports application/json via HTTP POST. Present your token in your request's Authorization header. Learn more.

Naming

Private channel 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 private channel's name value that is returned in the response.

Response

If successful, the command returns a group object, including state information:

{
    "ok": true,
    "group": {
        "id": "G024BE91L",
        "name": "secretplans",
        "is_group": "true",
        "created": 1360782804,
        "creator": "U024BE7LH",
        "is_archived": false,
        "is_open": true,
        "last_read": "0000000000.000000",
        "latest": null,
        "unread_count": 0,
        "unread_count_display": 0,
        "members": [
            "U024BE7LH"
        ],
        "topic": {
            "value": "Secret plans on hold",
            "creator": "U024BE7LV",
            "last_set": 1369677212
        },
        "purpose": {
            "value": "Discuss secret plans that no-one else should know",
            "creator": "U024BE7LH",
            "last_set": 1360782804
        }
    }
}

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
`no_channel`	No group name was passed.
`restricted_action`	A team preference prevents the authenticated user from creating groups.
`name_taken`	A group cannot be created with the given name.
`invalid_name_required`	Value passed for `name` was empty.
`invalid_name_punctuation`	Value passed for `name` contained only punctuation.
`invalid_name_maxlength`	Value passed for `name` exceeded max length.
`invalid_name_specials`	Value passed for `name` contained unallowed special characters or upper case characters.
`invalid_name`	Value passed for `name` was invalid.
`missing_argument`	A required argument is missing.
`not_authed`	No authentication token provided.
`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.
`account_inactive`	Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace.
`token_revoked`	Authentication token is for a deleted user or workspace or the app has been removed.
`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.
`ekm_access_denied`	Administrators have suspended the ability to post a message.
`missing_scope`	The token used is not granted the specific scope permissions required to complete this request.
`not_allowed_token_type`	The token type used in this request is not allowed.
`method_deprecated`	The method called is retired and no longer accepts requests. Examine the error closely for suggestions on alternative methods to use or browse api.slack.com/changelog for more information.
`deprecated_endpoint`	The endpoint has been deprecated.
`two_factor_setup_required`	Two factor setup is required.
`enterprise_is_restricted`	The method cannot be called from an Enterprise.
`is_bot`	This method cannot be called by a bot user.
`user_is_ultra_restricted`	This method cannot be called by a single channel guest.
`invalid_arguments`	The method was either called with invalid arguments or some detail about the arguments passed are invalid, which is more likely when using complex arguments like blocks or attachments.
`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_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.
`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.
`ratelimited`	The request has been ratelimited. Refer to the `Retry-After` header for when to retry the request.
`accesslimited`	Access to this method is limited on the current network
`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
`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.

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.
`method_deprecated`	The method called has been deprecated and may soon stop functioning. Examine the warning closely for suggestions on alternative methods to use or browse api.slack.com/changelog for more information.

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