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Delete channels

Remove a channel permanently with delete() or deleteChannel().

Both methods produce the same result. Call delete() on a Channel object or deleteChannel() on the Chat object with the channel ID.

Requires App Context

Enable App Context for your keyset in the Admin Portal.

Method signature

These methods take the following parameters:

  • delete() (on the Channel object)

    1channel.delete() async throws
  • deleteChannel() (on the Chat object)

    1chat.deleteChannel(
    2 id: String
    3) async throws

Input

ParameterRequired in delete()Required in deleteChannel()Description
id
Type: String
Default:
n/a
No
Yes
Unique channel identifier.

Output

This method doesn't return any value.

Sample code

Sample code

The code samples in Swift Chat SDK focus on asynchronous code execution.

You can also write synchronous code as the parameters are shared between the async and sync methods but we don't provide usage examples of such.

Permanently delete the support channel metadata.

  • delete()
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