---
title: channelCreate - GraphQL Admin
description: Creates a channel connection using a channel specification handle.
api_version: unstable
api_name: admin
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/channelCreate'
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/channelCreate.md
---

# channel​Create

mutation

Creates a channel connection using a channel specification handle.

## Arguments

* input

  [Channel​Create​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/input-objects/ChannelCreateInput)

  required

  The input for creating the channel connection.

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## Channel​Create​Payload returns

* channel

  [Channel](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Channel)

  The created channel connection.

* user​Errors

  [\[Channel​Create​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/ChannelCreateUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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## Examples

* ### channelCreate reference