How to create a WhatsApp Channel

1. Open WhatsApp on your phone, and go to the Updates tab.
2. Tap 
   
   , and select Create Channel.
3. Tap Get Started and continue through the onscreen prompts.
4. Add a channel name to finish creating your channel. You can choose to change the name again at any time.
5. Customize your channel: You can choose to customize your channel now by adding a description and icon or wait until later.
• Add a channel description: Write a few words to help potential followers understand what your channel is about.
• Add a channel icon: Add an image from your phone or the web to stand out.
6. Tap Create Channel, and you’re done!

1. Open Channels by clicking the Channels icon.
2. Click your channel, and then your channel name.
3. Click Copy link.

WhatsApp Channel for Web and Desktop

1. Open WhatsApp Web, and go to Channels by clicking the Channels icon
2. Click 
   
    > Create channel.
3. Click Continue and continue through the onscreen prompts.
4. Add a channel name to finish creating your channel. You can choose to change the name again at any time.
5. Customize your channel: You can choose to customize your channel now by adding a description and icon or wait until later.
• Add a channel description: Write a few words to help potential followers understand what your channel is about.
• Add a channel icon: Add an image from your phone or the web to stand out.
6. Click Create channel, and you’re done!

1. Open Channels by clicking the Channels icon.
2. Click your channel, and then your channel name.
3. Click Copy link.

• Text
• Images
• Videos
• Stickers
• Links

• External link: Share a link to your channel on other websites or apps. Your channel and updates will be viewable in WhatsApp.
• In-app sharing: Followers can share channels they like with their WhatsApp contacts.
• Browsing in the app: WhatsApp users can search for channels or find them by browsing the directory.
Measure engagement
See metrics about your channel like:
• Number of channel followers. Also see which followers are contacts by viewing your channel follower list.
• View counts for channel updates.
• Number and type of emoji reactions.
Learn more about channel metrics here.
While WhatsApp Channels is still new and evolving, here are some things to keep in mind:
• A channel can only have one admin for now, meaning it can only be managed by the phone number it was created with.
• You can’t edit updates shared in a channel yet.
• We’re rolling out WhatsApp Channels gradually and in a limited number of countries, so channel creation isn’t available to everyone yet. In the meantime, feel free to join the waitlist to get notified when WhatsApp Channels is available to you.
• We’ll continue to add new features for channel admins as we grow.

Get started by creating a channel and see the resources linked below to learn more.

Find and follow people and organizations you care about on WhatsApp Channels to stay informed or learn something new. When you follow a channel, you’ll see updates like written notes, links to information, photos, or videos from them in the Channels section of the Updates tab. To know when there’s a new update, you can also choose to turn on notifications for a channel.

How to find channels

Find channels with topics that interest you by:

• Browsing the channel list: See all channels available to you. The list is automatically filtered to show channels based on your phone number’s country code and your language preference, but you can explore all channels by changing the country, category, filter option and more.
• Checking out recommended channels: See the channels recommended to you by scrolling to the bottom of the Updates tab to view the Find channels section. Channels are recommended based on channel metrics, like how popular and active they are.
• Finding channels through external links: Channel admins can share a link outside of WhatsApp to help people to find their channel. Use the link to open a channel in WhatsApp and browse updates.

Check out the list of channels available to you by:

1. Clicking the Channels icon
2. Clicking 
   
    > Find channels.

Channels with a green checkmark 

 next to their name have been verified by WhatsApp as being authentic.

From there you can sort the list based on what interests you most:

• Browse categories and filter channels by topic: See which channels are new, popular, or most active. Filter channels by your interests like sports, news, culture and more.
• See channels from other countries: See the list of channels available in other countries by changing the country.
• Search for a channel: Click 
  
   to search through all channels available to you. Search results may be prioritized by channel metrics, like how popular and active they are. When you search for channels, search terms are logged to make it easier to find channels and improve the search and channels experience.

You can preview channel updates before you follow:

• To see what type of updates a channel posts, click the channel name to preview recent updates.
• Learn more about a channel by checking out their channel info page. Click on the channel name or click 
  
   > Channel info.

How to follow channels

• Quick follow from list of channels: You can quickly follow a channel from the directory by clicking the 
  
   next to the channel name.
• Follow from channel: Open a channel you’re interested in, and click the Follow button.

You can also follow channels from their channel info page.
How to delete channel updates

ou can delete an update up to 30 days after sending. Deleting an update deletes it for everyone, and followers or new people visiting your channel won’t see updates that are successfully deleted. If you want to edit a channel update instead, you can edit an update up to 30 days after sharing. Learn more about how to edit channel updates.

Keep in mind:

• People may see an update before you delete it or if deletion isn’t successful.
• When an update contains media, users may still have things like photos or videos automatically downloaded and saved to their phone. These and any other locally saved copies of updates (like screenshots) will remain even after you delete the update.
• Updates that are forwarded between WhatsApp users or shared off platform won’t be deleted.

Delete an update from your channel

1. From the Updates tab, find and tap on your channel to open it.
2. Tap and hold the update you want to delete.
3. Tap Delete
   
    > Delete for everyone.

If successfully deleted:

• You’ll see a message in your channel: “You deleted this update.”
• Followers will see the message in your channel: "This update was deleted."

If an update isn’t deleted successfully, it’ll remain in your channel.
Source : WhatsApp Web, WhatsApp App