List all channels

getChannels() returns a paginated list of all existing channels.

By default, this method returns all custom channel metadata without the need to explicitly define that during the call.

Requires App Context

To store data about channels, you must enable App Context for your app's keyset in the Admin Portal.

To get a list of all channels a user is a member of, use the getMemberships() method.

Method signature

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Under the hood


This method takes the following parameters:

chat.getChannels({
filter?: string,
sort?: object,
limit?: number,
page?: {
next?: string,
prev?: string
}
}): Promise<{
channels: Channel[],
page: {
next: string,
prev: string,
},
total: number,
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Input

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
filterstringNon/aExpression used to filter the results. Returns only these channels whose properties satisfy the given expression are returned. The filter language is defined here.
sortobjectNon/aKey-value pair of a property to sort by, and a sort direction. Available options are id, name, and updated. Use asc or desc to specify the sorting direction, or specify null to take the default sorting direction (ascending). For example: {name: "asc"}. By default, the items are sorted by the last updated date.
limitnumberNo100Number of objects to return in response. The default (and maximum) value is 100.
pageobjectNon/aObject used for pagination to define which previous or next result page you want to fetch.
  nextstringNon/aRandom string returned from the server that can be used as a cursor bookmark for fetching the next result page.
  prevstringNon/aRandom string returned from the server that can be used as a cursor bookmark for fetching the previous result page. Ignored if you also supply the next parameter.

Output

ParameterTypeDescription
Promise<>objectReturned object containing three fields: channels, page, and total.
  channelsChannel[]List of all matching channels.
  pageobjectObject that lets you either fetch the next (next) or previous (prev) result page.
    nextstringRandom string returned from the server that can be used as a cursor bookmark for fetching the next result page.
    prevstringRandom string returned from the server that can be used as a cursor bookmark for fetching the previous result page. Ignored if you also supply the next parameter.
  totalnumberTotal number of Channel objects matching the request query.

Basic usage

Fetch all existing channel IDs.

// reference the "chat" object and invoke the "getChannels()" method
const channels = await chat.getChannels()

Other examples

Pagination

Get the number of 25 channels and then specify that you want to fetch the results from the next page using a string previously returned from the PubNub server.

// result page 1
const channelsObject = await chat.getChannels(
{
limit: 25,
}
)

// result page 2
const channelsObjectPage2 = await chat.getChannels(
{
limit: 25,
page: { next: channelsObject.page.next }
}
)

Archived channels

Get all archived channels. This request will return all channels removed with the soft option set to true, whose data is still stored in the App Context storage.

const channels = await chat.getChannels(
{
filter: "status=='deleted'"
}
)
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