Hiding Channels

Hiding a channel removes it from query channel requests for that user until a new message is added. Only channel members can hide a channel.

Hidden channels may still have unread messages. Consider marking the channel as read before hiding it.

You can optionally clear the message history for that user when hiding. When a new message is received, it will be the only message visible to that user.

Hide a Channel

using GetStream;
using GetStream.Models;

var client = new StreamClient("{{ api_key }}", "{{ api_secret }}");
var chat = new ChatClient(client);

var channelId = "channel-id";
var userId = "john";

// Hide the channel until a new message is added there
await chat.HideChannelAsync("messaging", channelId,
    new HideChannelRequest { UserID = userId });

// Show a previously hidden channel
await chat.ShowChannelAsync("messaging", channelId,
    new ShowChannelRequest { UserID = userId });

You can still retrieve the list of hidden channels using the { "hidden" : true } query parameter.

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