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title: "Forum Channels"
date: "2022-04-06"
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Added new channel type, `GUILD_FORUM` (15). A `GUILD_FORUM` channel is an unreleased feature that is very similar (from an API perspective) to a `GUILD_TEXT` channel, except only threads can be created in that channel; messages cannot be sent directly in that channel. Check out the [forums topic](/docs/topics/threads#forums) for more information.