Visibility

The channel list shows visibility characteristics corresponding to each channel. Visibility characteristics include the following: Public A channel that can be located by any user querying the channel name, topic, number of members, and member list. Private A channel that can be located by non-members only by specifically querying the channel name and number of members (an enumeration query). Hidden A channel that cannot be located by non-members using enumeration queries (for example, LIST or LISTX). Secret A channel that cannot be located by any query.