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GET
/
v1
/
instances
/
{instance_id}
/
channels
/
{channel}
curl -X GET https://api.chowder.dev/v1/instances/ins_abc123/channels/discord

{
  "channel": "discord",
  "connection_type": "token",
  "required_fields": {
    "token": "Your Discord bot token from the Developer Portal."
  }
}

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Returns metadata for a specific channel — most importantly, the fields you’ll need to provide when connecting it. This endpoint is public and doesn’t require authentication, so it’s useful for building setup UIs.

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Authentication

None required.

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Path Parameters

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instance_id
string
required
The ID of the instance.
​
channel
string
required
The channel identifier (e.g. discord, whatsapp, telegram).

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Response

​
channel
string
The channel identifier.
​
connection_type
string
Either "token" or "interactive".
​
required_fields
object
A map of field names to human-readable descriptions. These are the fields you’ll need to pass in the config object when calling the connect endpoint.
curl -X GET https://api.chowder.dev/v1/instances/ins_abc123/channels/discord

{
  "channel": "discord",
  "connection_type": "token",
  "required_fields": {
    "token": "Your Discord bot token from the Developer Portal."
  }
}