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# Create

(from Channel Step Category)

creates a channel

### Inputs

This step needs some input to work properly when you attempt to add this step in the sketch

| Input            | Description                                               | Type                                        |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| Channel Name     | This will be the channel name that's going to be created. | [Text](/mycuterobot/inputs/text.md)         |
| Channel Type     | This will be the channel type that's going to be created. | [Choose](/mycuterobot/inputs/choose.md)     |
| Channel Category | Which category this channel is going to belong to         | [Category](/mycuterobot/inputs/category.md) |

### Placeholders

This step provides 1 [placeholders](/mycuterobot/tutorials/placeholder.md) for your use

| Placeholder                                     | Description         |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| [channel](/mycuterobot/placeholders/channel.md) | The created channel |

#### Using Placeholders

[placeholder](/mycuterobot/tutorials/placeholder.md) of a step, can be used only if you provided the step number after the [placeholder](/mycuterobot/tutorials/placeholder.md) name\
For example, using [placeholder](/mycuterobot/tutorials/placeholder.md) `channel` that provided from the step number 3

```
<channel3>
```