[Home](./index) > [valkyrie-js](./valkyrie-js) > [Stream](./valkyrie-js.stream) > [useChannel](./valkyrie-js.stream.usechannel) ## Stream.useChannel() method **Signature:** ```typescript useChannel( channel: C, params?: Channels[C]["params"], name?: string, ): Connection; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | channel | C | | | params | [Channels](./valkyrie-js.channels)\[C\]\["params"\] | _(Optional)_ | | name | string | _(Optional)_ | **Returns:** [Connection](./valkyrie-js.channelconnection)<[Channels](./valkyrie-js.channels)\[C\]>