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Slack channel details by id — topic, member count

slack.slack.channel.info

Get a Slack channel's details — topic, purpose, member count and archived state

Price: freeAt provider cost
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GEThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/slack.slack.channel.infoPreview

Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

answers channel_not_found for a private channel the bot has not been invited to — the same error as a genuinely missing channel

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Query parameters
`channel`	string	Required	channel ID (C…)	`C0123456789`
`include_locale`	boolean	Optional
`include_num_members`	boolean	Optional	adds num_members to the channel object

Query parameters
channelstringRequired
channel ID (C…)
Example: C0123456789
include_localebooleanOptional
include_num_membersbooleanOptional
adds num_members to the channel object

Code samples

Replace $TOOLSWITCH_KEY with the key you created in the console.

Preview

curl -X GET 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/slack.slack.channel.info' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY"

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/slack.slack.channel.info",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/slack.slack.channel.info", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
  },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());

This gateway API is in preview; its URL and authentication may change. The example parameters are sample data. Calls are billed at free, including the service fee.