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POST /guilds/{guild_id}/channels

An MCP tool from the Discord API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

POST /guilds/{guild_id}/channels [POST /guilds/{guild_id}/channels]

Name on the gateway: discord_api__create_guild_channel · may change things.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`guild_id` required	`string`	guild_id parameter
`type`	`string`
`name` required	`string`
`position`	`integer`
`topic`	`string`
`bitrate`	`integer`
`user_limit`	`integer`
`nsfw`	`boolean`
`rate_limit_per_user`	`integer`
`parent_id`	`string`
`permission_overwrites`	`array`
`rtc_region`	`string`
`video_quality_mode`	`string`
`default_auto_archive_duration`	`string`
`default_reaction_emoji`	`object`
`default_thread_rate_limit_per_user`	`integer`
`default_sort_order`	`string`
`default_forum_layout`	`string`
`default_tag_setting`	`string`
`available_tags`	`array`

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments

{
  "name": "discord_api__create_guild_channel",
  "arguments": {
    "guild_id": "…",
    "name": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Discord API server directly, which lists 250 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http hj-discord-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/discord-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Use the post /guilds/{guild_id}/channels tool with guild_id set to ….