ChimeSDKMessaging / Client / list_channels

list_channels

ChimeSDKMessaging.Client.list_channels(**kwargs)

Lists all Channels created under a single Chime App as a paginated list. You can specify filters to narrow results.

Functionality & restrictions

  • Use privacy = PUBLIC to retrieve all public channels in the account.

  • Only an AppInstanceAdmin can set privacy = PRIVATE to list the private channels in an account.

Note

The x-amz-chime-bearer request header is mandatory. Use the ARN of the AppInstanceUser or AppInstanceBot that makes the API call as the value in the header.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.list_channels(
    AppInstanceArn='string',
    Privacy='PUBLIC'|'PRIVATE',
    MaxResults=123,
    NextToken='string',
    ChimeBearer='string'
)
Parameters:

  • AppInstanceArn (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The ARN of the AppInstance.

  • Privacy (string) – The privacy setting. PUBLIC retrieves all the public channels. PRIVATE retrieves private channels. Only an AppInstanceAdmin can retrieve private channels.

  • MaxResults (integer) – The maximum number of channels that you want to return.

  • NextToken (string) – The token passed by previous API calls until all requested channels are returned.

  • ChimeBearer (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The ARN of the AppInstanceUser or AppInstanceBot that makes the API call.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'Channels': [
        {
            'Name': 'string',
            'ChannelArn': 'string',
            'Mode': 'UNRESTRICTED'|'RESTRICTED',
            'Privacy': 'PUBLIC'|'PRIVATE',
            'Metadata': 'string',
            'LastMessageTimestamp': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

    • Channels (list) –

      The information about each channel.

      • (dict) –

        Summary of the details of a Channel.

        • Name (string) –

          The name of the channel.

        • ChannelArn (string) –

          The ARN of the channel.

        • Mode (string) –

          The mode of the channel.

        • Privacy (string) –

          The privacy setting of the channel.

        • Metadata (string) –

          The metadata of the channel.

        • LastMessageTimestamp (datetime) –

          The time at which the last persistent message visible to the caller in a channel was sent.

    • NextToken (string) –

      The token returned from previous API requests until the number of channels is reached.

Exceptions