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# Get channel list
 Gets a list of available channels



`Function GetChannelList(Val Token, Val ExcludeArchived = False, Val Cursor = "") Export`

  | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Description |
  |-|-|-|-|
  | Token | --token | String | Bot token |
  | ExcludeArchived | --notarchived | Boolean | Indicator of excluding archived channels |
  | Cursor | --cursor | String | Pointer from the previous request, if the result rows > 100 |

  
  Returns:  Map Of KeyAndValue - Serialized JSON response from Slack

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```bsl title="Code example"
  
  ExcludeArchived = True;
  
  Response = OPI_Slack.GetChannelList(Token, ExcludeArchived); //Map
  Response = OPI_Tools.JSONString(Response); //JSON string
```



```sh title="CLI command example"
    
  oint slack GetChannelList --token %token% --notarchived "True" --cursor %cursor%

```

```json title="Result"
{
  "ok": true,
  "channels": [
  {
  "id": "C06UD92DF1Q",
  "name": "general",
  "is_channel": true,
  "is_group": false,
  "is_im": false,
  "is_mpim": false,
  "is_private": false,
  "created": 1713202497,
  "is_archived": false,
  "is_general": true,
  "unlinked": 0,
  "name_normalized": "general",
  "is_shared": false,
  "is_org_shared": false,
  "is_pending_ext_shared": false,
  "pending_shared": [],
  "context_team_id": "T06UD92BS3C",
  "updated": 1713202497794,
  "parent_conversation": null,
  "creator": "U06UABH3APP",
  "is_ext_shared": false,
  "shared_team_ids": [
  "T06UD92BS3C"
  ],
  "pending_connected_team_ids": [],
  "is_member": false,
  "topic": {
  "value": "",
  "creator": "",
  "last_set": 0
  },
  "purpose": {
  "value": "This is the one channel that will always include everyone. It’s a great spot for announcements and team-wide conversations.",
  "creator": "U06UABH3APP",
  "last_set": 1713202497
  },
  "properties": {
  "use_case": "welcome"
  },
  "previous_names": [],
  "num_members": 1
  }
  ]
  }
```