Zulip Channels API

The channels API from Zulip — 23 operation(s) for channels.

Operations 30

GET /get_stream_id Get channel ID #
POST /default_streams Add a default channel #
DELETE /default_streams Remove a default channel #
GET /users/me/{stream_id}/topics Get topics in a channel #
GET /users/me/subscriptions Get subscribed channels #
POST /users/me/subscriptions Subscribe to a channel #
PATCH /users/me/subscriptions Update subscriptions #
DELETE /users/me/subscriptions Unsubscribe from a channel #
PATCH /users/me/subscriptions/muted_topics Topic muting #
POST /user_topics Update personal preferences for a topic #
GET /users/{user_id}/subscriptions/{stream_id} Get subscription status #
GET /users/{user_id}/channels Get a user's subscribed channels #
POST /users/me/subscriptions/properties Bulk update subscription settings #
PATCH /users/me/subscriptions/{stream_id} Update a subscription setting #
GET /streams/{stream_id}/members Get channel subscribers #
GET /streams Get all channels #
GET /streams/{stream_id} Get a channel by ID #
DELETE /streams/{stream_id} Archive a channel #
PATCH /streams/{stream_id} Update a channel #
GET /streams/{stream_id}/email_address Get channel's email address #
POST /streams/{stream_id}/delete_topic Delete a topic #
POST /channels/create Create a channel #
POST /channel_folders/create Create a channel folder #
GET /channel_folders Get channel folders #
PATCH /channel_folders Reorder channel folders #
PATCH /channel_folders/{channel_folder_id} Update a channel folder #
GET /calls/bigbluebutton/create Create BigBlueButton video call #
POST /calls/nextcloud_talk/create Create Nextcloud Talk video call #
POST /calls/webex/create Create Webex video call #
POST /calls/constructorgroups/create Create Constructor Groups video call #

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OpenAPI Specification

zulip-channels-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Zulip REST Channels API
  description: Powerful open source group chat
  contact:
    url: https://zulip.com
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
servers:
- url: https://{subdomain}.zulipchat.com/api/v1
  variables:
    subdomain:
      default: example
- url: '{server}/api/v1'
  variables:
    server:
      default: https://
- url: https://chat.zulip.org/api/v1
- url: http://localhost:9991/api/v1
- url: http://{subdomain}.testserver/json
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:


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