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# Create a Channel

To create a new channel using the SDK, you need to create at least 2 `Participant` instances with the participant user IDs and pass them as an array to either to `createDirectMessageChannel()` or `createGroupMessageChannel()` function depending on the number of participants you have.

Let’s initialise two participants and create a direct message channel.

```
let stan = Participant(id: "csrCy-SJL3u-8AKMT-Wqv6y")
let rahul = Participant(id: "E3CAM-jjw8A-WeqDe-cWFe7")
```

Substitute the user IDs with your own user IDs here.

Now, call the function:

```
appDelegate.mitter.channels.createGroupMessageChannel(participants: [stan, rahul]) { result in
            switch result {
            case .success(let channelId):
                print("New channel created: \(channelId)")
            case .error:
                print("Couldn't create channel")
            }
        }
```

Run your project and now you should see a *New channel created* message in your console log along with the ID of the newly created channel.

Note down the ID because we’ll use it to send and receive some messages


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