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# Channels

`channels` *int32* Default: `1`

Pre-recorded  Streaming:Nova Streaming: Flux  All available languages

The default value is `1`.

The Channels feature is used when the [Encoding](/docs/encoding/) feature is also being used to submit streaming raw audio. It is not read at any other time.

## Enable Feature

To enable Channels, when you call Deepgram’s API, add a `channels` parameter in the query string and set it to the number of channels in your submitted audio.

`channels=NUMBER_OF_CHANNELS`