---
title: "Check Channel Visibility"
method: GET
path: "/slack/channels/visibility"
tags: ["slack-channels"]
---

# Check Channel Visibility

`GET /slack/channels/visibility`

Return whether the slackbot can see the named channel.

## Query parameters

- `channel_name` string, required — Slack channel name to check (with or without leading '#'). Visibility is determined from the slack_channels cache, which is populated when the slackbot joins or sees activity in a channel.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- SlackChannelVisibilityResponse — Response model for a slackbot-visibility check on a Slack channel.
  - `channel_name` string, required
  - `visible` boolean, required
  - `channel_id` string, nullable
  - `is_private` boolean, nullable

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

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