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Channels are a broadcast feature class with their own identity, subscription, message, and interaction lifecycle. They are not grouped under WABA features.

Discover and view

List followed channels, inspect channel details, and read message updates.

Follow and mute

Follow, unfollow, mute, or unmute a channel.

Create and manage

Create and delete channels owned by the connected account.

Interact

Mark messages viewed, react, and subscribe to live updates.

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Message IDs and pagination

Channel messages have a Polymorfa id and an exact provider whatsapp_id. Use id to mark a message viewed or react to it. These actions require the message to have been returned by a channel message or update request. position orders messages within the channel. Pass it as before when reading older messages or after when reading updates. It is a pagination cursor, not a message ID. Keep message and channel IDs as strings.