Create

Create channels from file

Synopsis

Create multiple Teams channels with members from a data file (YAML/JSON/TOML/CSV).

The data file should contain channel definitions with channel_ref, role, and user_refs.

Data file format

YAML example:

general:
  owners:
    - user.one@example.com
  members:
    - user.two@example.com
announcements:
  owners:
    - user.three@example.com
  members: []

JSON example:

{
  "general": {
    "owners": ["user.one@example.com"],
    "members": ["user.two@example.com"]
  },
  "announcements": {
    "owners": ["user.three@example.com"],
    "members": []
  }
}

TOML example:

[general]
owners = ["user.one@example.com"]
members = ["user.two@example.com"]

[announcements]
owners = ["user.three@example.com"]
members = []

Usage

teams-cli channels create [flags]

Options

      --data string          Path to channels data file (YAML/JSON/TOML/CSV)
      --dry-run              Preview only
      --ensure-in-channels   Ensure members are in channels
      --ensure-in-team       Ensure members are in team
  -h, --help                 help for create
      --team string          Name of the team

Examples

Create channels from YAML file

teams-cli channels create --team myteam --data channels.yaml

Create channels from JSON file

teams-cli channels create --team myteam --data channels.json

Dry run to preview

teams-cli channels create --team myteam --data channels.yaml --dry-run

Ensure members are added to channels if they already exist

teams-cli channels create --team myteam --data channels.yaml --ensure-in-channels

Ensure members are members of the team

teams-cli channels create --team myteam --data channels.yaml --ensure-in-team

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