--- schema_version: "1" id: 876b32ed621387183f4cc654f622c5dbb6674655f0270dfd8f4adff442f83f06 title: Work with Channels collection: developer version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/developer/current/en-us/salesforce-slack-sdk/apex-slack-sdk/guides/apex_ref/apex_ref_channels.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-slack-sdk/guide/apex_ref_channels.html source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 754db9ccf89a2623ac363d8c54e9a61921d30f98a6ad40468a92ec1c9ccf0b88 products: - Apex SDK for Slack (Beta) --- # Work with Channels Use the `Channel` class for working with conversations between two or more users. ## Channel Class Represents information about a workspace channel. **Usage** See [Slack's channel object type](https://api.slack.com/types/channel). ### Channel Methods The following are methods for `Channel`. #### getCreated() **Signature** ```java public Integer getCreated() ``` **Return Value** Type: Integer #### getCreator() **Signature** ```java public String getCreator() ``` **Return Value** Type: String #### getEnterpriseId() **Signature** ```java public String getEnterpriseId() ``` **Return Value** Type: String #### getId() **Signature** ```java public String getId() ``` **Return Value** Type: String #### getIsMoved() **Signature** ```java public Integer getIsMoved() ``` **Return Value** Type: Integer #### getLastRead() **Signature** ```java public String getLastRead() ``` **Return Value** Type: String #### getLatest() **Signature** ```java public Slack.Latest getLatest() ``` **Return Value** Type: [Slack.Latest](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-slack-sdk/guide/apex_ref_latest.md) #### getMembers() **Signature** ```java public List getMembers() ``` **Return Value** Type: List\ #### getName() **Signature** ```java public String getName() ``` **Return Value** Type: String #### getNameNormalized() **Signature** ```java public String getNameNormalized() ``` **Return Value** Type: String #### getNumMembers() **Signature** ```java public Integer getNumMembers() ``` **Return Value** Type: Integer #### getPendingShared() **Signature** ```java public List getPendingShared() ``` **Return Value** Type: List\ #### getPreviousNames() **Signature** ```java public List getPreviousNames() ``` **Return Value** Type: List\ #### getPriority() **Signature** ```java public Double getPriority() ``` **Return Value** Type: Double #### getPurpose() **Signature** ```java public Slack.Purpose getPurpose() ``` **Return Value** Type: [Slack.Purpose](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-slack-sdk/guide/apex_ref_purpose.md) #### getTopic() **Signature** ```java public Slack.Topic getTopic() ``` **Return Value** Type: [Slack.Topic](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-slack-sdk/guide/apex_ref_topics.md) #### getUnlinked() **Signature** ```java public Integer getUnlinked() ``` **Return Value** Type: Integer #### getUnreadCount() **Signature** ```java public Integer getUnreadCount() ``` **Return Value** Type: Integer #### getUnreadCountDisplay() **Signature** ```java public Integer getUnreadCountDisplay() ``` **Return Value** Type: Integer #### getUser() **Signature** ```java public String getUser() ``` **Return Value** Type: String #### isArchived() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isArchived() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isChannel() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isChannel() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isExtShared() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isExtShared() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isGeneral() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isGeneral() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isGlobalShared() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isGlobalShared() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isGroup() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isGroup() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isIm() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isIm() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isMember() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isMember() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isMpim() Returns true for a private channel or a group DM channel. **Signature** ```java public Boolean isMpim() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isOrgDefault() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isOrgDefault() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isOrgMandatory() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isOrgMandatory() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isOrgShared() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isOrgShared() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isPendingExtShared() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isPendingExtShared() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isPrivateChannel() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isPrivateChannel() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isReadOnly() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isReadOnly() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isShared() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isShared() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### isThreadOnly() **Signature** ```java public Boolean isThreadOnly() ``` **Return Value** Type: Boolean #### setArchived(archived) **Signature** ```java public void setArchived(Boolean archived) ``` **Parameters** _archived_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setChannel(channel) **Signature** ```java public void setChannel(Boolean channel) ``` **Parameters** _channel_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setCreated(created) **Signature** ```java public void setCreated(Integer created) ``` **Parameters** _created_ Type: Integer **Return Value** Type: void #### setCreator(creator) **Signature** ```java public void setCreator(String creator) ``` **Parameters** _creator_ Type: String **Return Value** Type: void #### setEnterpriseId(enterpriseId) **Signature** ```java public void setEnterpriseId(String enterpriseId) ``` **Parameters** _enterpriseId_ Type: String **Return Value** Type: void #### setExtShared(extShared) **Signature** ```java public void setExtShared(Boolean extShared) ``` **Parameters** _extShared_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setGeneral(general) **Signature** ```java public void setGeneral(Boolean general) ``` **Parameters** _general_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setGlobalShared(globalShared) **Signature** ```java public void setGlobalShared(Boolean globalShared) ``` **Parameters** _globalShared_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: vpod #### setGroup(groupValue) **Signature** ```java public void setGroup(Boolean groupValue) ``` **Parameters** _groupValue_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setId(id) **Signature** ```java public void setId(String id) ``` **Parameters** _id_ Type: String **Return Value** Type: void #### setIm(im) **Signature** ```java public void setIm(Boolean im) ``` **Parameters** _im_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setIsMoved(isMoved) **Signature** ```java public void setIsMoved(Integer isMoved) ``` **Parameters** _isMoved_ Type: Integer **Return Value** Type: void #### setLastRead(lastRead) **Signature** ```java public void setLastRead(String lastRead) ``` **Parameters** _lastRead_ Type: String **Return Value** Type: void #### setLatest(latest) **Signature** ```java public void setLatest(Slack.Latest latest) ``` **Parameters** _latest_ Type: [Slack.Latest](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-slack-sdk/guide/apex_ref_latest.md) **Return Value** Type: void #### setMember(member) **Signature** ```java public void setMember(Boolean member) ``` **Parameters** _member_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setMembers(members) **Signature** ```java public void setMembers(List members) ``` **Parameters** _members_ Type: List\ **Return Value** Type: void #### setMpim(mpim) **Signature** ```java public void setMpim(Boolean mpim) ``` **Parameters** _mpim_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setName(name) **Signature** ```java public void setName(String name) ``` **Parameters** _name_ Type: String **Return Value** Type: void #### setNameNormalized(nameNormalized) **Signature** ```java public void setNameNormalized(String nameNormalized) ``` **Parameters** _nameNormalized_ Type: String **Return Value** Type: void #### setNumMembers(numMembers) **Signature** ```java public void setNumMembers(Integer numMembers) ``` **Parameters** _numMembers_ Type: Integer **Return Value** Type: void #### setOrgDefault(orgDefault) **Signature** ```java public void setOrgDefault(Boolean orgDefault) ``` **Parameters** _orgDefault_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setOrgMandatory(orgMandatory) **Signature** ```java public void setOrgMandatory(Boolean orgMandatory) ``` **Parameters** _orgMandatory_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setOrgShared(orgShared) **Signature** ```java public void setOrgShared(Boolean orgShared) ``` **Parameters** _orgShared_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setPendingExtShared(pendingExtShared) **Signature** ```java public void setPendingExtShared(Boolean pendingExtShared) ``` **Parameters** _pendingExtShared_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setPendingShared(pendingShared) **Signature** ```java public void setPendingShared(List pendingShared) ``` **Parameters** _pendingShared_ Type: List\ **Return Value** Type: void #### setPreviousNames(previousNames) **Signature** ```java public void setPreviousNames(List previousNames) ``` **Parameters** _previousNames_ Type: List\ **Return Value** Type: void #### setPriority(priority) **Signature** ```java public void setPriority(Double priority) ``` **Parameters** _priority_ Type: Double **Return Value** Type: void #### setPrivateChannel(privateChannel) **Signature** ```java public void setPrivateChannel(Boolean privateChannel) ``` **Parameters** _privateChannel_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setPurpose(purpose) **Signature** ```java public void setPurpose(Slack.Purpose purpose) ``` **Parameters** _purpose_ Type: [Slack.Purpose](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-slack-sdk/guide/apex_ref_purpose.md) **Return Value** Type: void #### setReadOnly(readOnly) **Signature** ```java public void setReadOnly(Boolean readOnly) ``` **Parameters** _readOnly_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setShared(shared) **Signature** ```java public void setShared(Boolean shared) ``` **Parameters** _shared_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setThreadOnly(threadOnly) **Signature** ```java public void setThreadOnly(Boolean threadOnly) ``` **Parameters** _threadOnly_ Type: Boolean **Return Value** Type: void #### setTopic(topic) **Signature** ```java public void setTopic(Slack.Topic topic) ``` **Parameters** _topic_ Type: [Slack.Topic](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/salesforce-slack-sdk/guide/apex_ref_topics.md) **Return Value** Type: void #### setUnlinked(unlinked) **Signature** ```java public void setUnlinked(Integer unlinked) ``` **Parameters** _unlinked_ Type: Integer **Return Value** Type: void #### setUnreadCount(unreadCount) **Signature** ```java public void setUnreadCount(Integer unreadCount) ``` **Parameters** _unreadCount_ Type: Integer **Return Value** Type: void #### setUnreadCountDisplay(unreadCountDisplay) **Signature** ```java public void setUnreadCountDisplay(Integer unreadCountDisplay) ``` **Parameters** _unreadCountDisplay_ Type: Integer **Return Value** Type: void #### setUser(user) **Signature** ```java public void setUser(String user) ``` **Parameters** _user_ Type: String **Return Value** Type: void