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# Bot Channel • AI Agent SDK

> BotChannel: Represents a channel/chat in a messaging platform.

# BotChannel

> Defined in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.

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Represents a channel/chat in a messaging platform.

Attributes:
channel\_id: Platform-specific channel identifier
name: Channel name (if available)
channel\_type: Type of channel (dm, group, channel, thread)
metadata: Additional platform-specific metadata

## Properties

<ResponseField name="channel_id" type="str">
  No description available.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="name" type="Optional">
  No description available.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="channel_type" type="str">
  No description available.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="metadata" type="Dict">
  No description available.
</ResponseField>

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  * **from\_dict**: Create from dictionary.
  * **to\_dict**: Convert to dictionary.
</Accordion>

## Source

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