diff --git a/src/API/Channels.hs b/src/API/Channels.hs
index 2e6c0ed..2321b83 100644
--- a/src/API/Channels.hs
+++ b/src/API/Channels.hs
@@ -25,14 +25,16 @@ import Data.Aeson
 import Control.Lens
 import Data.Generics.Product
 
-data JsonChannel = JsonChannel { channel :: Text } deriving (Show, Generic)
+data JsonChannel = JsonChannel { channel :: Text
+                               , visibility :: Visibility }
+                 deriving (Show, Generic)
 
 instance ToJSON JsonChannel
 instance FromJSON JsonChannel
 
 type API = Auth '[SA.BasicAuth, SA.Cookie, SA.JWT] SafeUser :> BaseAPI
 
-type BaseAPI = "channels" :> ReqBody '[JSON] JsonChannel :> Put '[JSON] JsonChannel
+type BaseAPI = "channels" :> ReqBody '[JSON] JsonChannel :> Post '[JSON] JsonChannel
           :<|> "channels" :> Get '[JSON] [JsonChannel]
 
 handler :: ServerT API AppM
@@ -47,5 +49,5 @@ listChannelsHandler = requireLoggedIn $ \user ->
 newChannelHandler :: AuthResult SafeUser -> JsonChannel -> AppM JsonChannel
 newChannelHandler auth ch@JsonChannel{..} = flip requireLoggedIn auth $ \user -> do
   $logInfo $ "Creating channel for user " <> pack (show user)
-  runDB (insertChannel (view (field @"username") user) channel)
+  runDB (insertChannel (view (field @"username") user) channel visibility)
   return ch
diff --git a/src/Database/Channel.hs b/src/Database/Channel.hs
index db4ca6f..5952f6c 100644
--- a/src/Database/Channel.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Channel.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module Database.Channel
   ( userChannels
   , insertChannel
   , attachChannel
+  , Visibility(..)
   , clearChannels
   , booksChannels
   , Channel(..)
@@ -27,11 +28,11 @@ userChannels username = fromRels <$> query q
       restrict (username' .== literal username)
       return channel
 
-insertChannel :: (MonadMask m, MonadIO m) => Username -> Text -> SeldaT m ()
-insertChannel username channel = do
+insertChannel :: (MonadMask m, MonadIO m) => Username -> Text -> Visibility -> SeldaT m ()
+insertChannel username channel visibility = do
   mUserId <- listToMaybe <$> getUser
   void $ forM mUserId $ \userId ->
-    insertUnless (gen channels) (doesNotExist userId) [ def :*: channel :*: userId :*: def ]
+    insertUnless (gen channels) (doesNotExist userId) [ def :*: channel :*: userId :*: visibility ]
   where
     doesNotExist userId (_ :*: channel' :*: userId' :*: _) = channel' .== literal channel .&& userId' .== literal userId
     getUser = query $ do
diff --git a/src/Database/Schema.hs b/src/Database/Schema.hs
index 16b1129..cfa07b4 100644
--- a/src/Database/Schema.hs
+++ b/src/Database/Schema.hs
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ data Tag = Tag { identifier :: TagID
 data Visibility = Public | Private | Followers
                 deriving (Show, Read, Generic)
 
+instance ToJSON Visibility
+instance FromJSON Visibility
+
 instance SqlType Visibility where
   mkLit = LCustom . LText . pack . show
   fromSql (SqlString x) = fromMaybe (error "fromSql: Not a valid visibility token") . readMay . unpack $ x