> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.r28.ai/charter/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# conversations_create

> Create a channel. Slack refuses a name that is already taken.

<div className="tool-route"><span className="tool-row-method" data-method="POST">POST</span><code>{"https://slack.com/api/conversations.create"}</code></div>

```python slack_conversations_create.py theme={null}
from charter.packs import slack

result = await slack.conversations_create.ainvoke({"name": ...})
```

<Note>
  Requires `chat:write`, `channels:read`, `groups:read`, `im:read`, `mpim:read`, `channels:history`, `groups:history`, `im:history`, `mpim:history`, `users:read`, `reactions:write`.
</Note>

## Body

<div className="reference-table">
  | Field                                                        | Type      | Description                                                                                                                        |
  | ------------------------------------------------------------ | --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | `name` <span className="required" title="required">\*</span> | `string`  | The channel name, lowercase, without spaces or periods and at most 80 characters. Slack answers `name_taken` if it already exists. |
  | `isPrivate`                                                  | `boolean` | Create a private channel rather than a public one.                                                                                 |
</div>