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# Join channel
 Adds the current bot to the channel



`Function JoinChannel(Val Token, Val Channel) Export`

  | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Description |
  |-|-|-|-|
  | Token | --token | String | Bot token |
  | Channel | --channel | String | Channel ID |

  
  Returns:  Map Of KeyAndValue - Serialized JSON response from Slack

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```bsl title="Code example"
  
  Channel = "C070VPMKN8J";
  
  Response = OPI_Slack.JoinChannel(Token, Channel); //Map
  Response = OPI_Tools.JSONString(Response); //JSON string
```



```sh title="CLI command example"
    
  oint slack JoinChannel --token %token% --channel "C070VPMKN8J"

```

```json title="Result"
{
  "ok": true,
  "channel": {
  "id": "C070VPMKN8J",
  "name": "testconv9a14fe4d-2fb1-4e47-b1e4-9bc1e4f7a05c",
  "is_channel": true,
  "is_group": false,
  "is_im": false,
  "is_mpim": false,
  "is_private": false,
  "created": 1714146542,
  "is_archived": false,
  "is_general": false,
  "unlinked": 0,
  "name_normalized": "testconv9a14fe4d-2fb1-4e47-b1e4-9bc1e4f7a05c",
  "is_shared": false,
  "is_org_shared": false,
  "is_pending_ext_shared": false,
  "pending_shared": [],
  "context_team_id": "T06UD92BS3C",
  "updated": 1714146542983,
  "parent_conversation": null,
  "creator": "U06UG1CAYH2",
  "is_ext_shared": false,
  "shared_team_ids": [
  "T06UD92BS3C"
  ],
  "pending_connected_team_ids": [],
  "is_member": true,
  "last_read": "1714146543.286219",
  "topic": {
  "value": "TestTopic",
  "creator": "U06UG1CAYH2",
  "last_set": 1714146542
  },
  "purpose": {
  "value": "TestGoal",
  "creator": "U06UG1CAYH2",
  "last_set": 1714146542
  },
  "previous_names": [],
  "priority": 0
  }
  }
```