Update Channel

put

https://api.wistia.com/modern/channels/{channelHashedId}

Updates a channel.

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Path Params

channelHashedId

string

required

The hashed id of the Channel

Body Params

name

string | null

The display name for the channel

description

string | null

The channel's description.

auto_publish_enabled

boolean

Whether the episodes are automatically published when added to the channel. Cannot be enabled if podcasting is on.

podcast_enabled

boolean

Whether podcasting is enabled for this channel.

custom_url

string | null

Use if embedding the channel on your own site. The custom URL ensures links always direct to your page and not Wistia's.

string | null

The channel's copyright information. This parameter only takes effect if podcasting is enabled for the channel.

episode_format

string | null

enum

The format for episodes for the podcast channel. This parameter only takes effect if podcasting is enabled for the channel.

Allowed:

author_name

string | null

The name of the author(s) for the channel. This parameter only takes effect if podcasting is enabled for the channel.

explicit

boolean | null

Whether the channel contains explicit content. This parameter only takes effect if podcasting is enabled for the channel.

owner_name

string | null

The name of the owner for the channel. This parameter only takes effect if podcasting is enabled for the channel.

owner_email

string | null

The email of the owner for the channel. This parameter only takes effect if podcasting is enabled for the channel.

category1

string | null

enum

The primary category for the channel. This parameter only takes effect if podcasting is enabled for the channel.

category2

string | null

enum

The secondary category for the channel. This parameter only takes effect if podcasting is enabled for the channel.

category3

string | null

enum

The third category for the channel. This parameter only takes effect if podcasting is enabled for the channel.

language

string | null

enum

The ISO 639-1 language code for the channel. This parameter only takes effect if podcasting is enabled for the channel.

Headers

X-Wistia-API-Version

string

required

Defaults to 2026-03

Responses

200Channel updated successful

401Unauthorized, invalid or missing token

403Forbidden, token is valid but account does not have access to feature

500Internal server error