diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/tags.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/tags.ts"
index 34b4915..c600752 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/tags.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/tags.ts"
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@
 
         const tag = Tag.create({
             channel,
-            ...body,
+            name: body.name,
+            moderated: body.moderated || false,
+            emoji_id: body.emoji_id || undefined,
+            emoji_name: body.emoji_name || undefined,
         });
         channel.available_tags?.push(tag);
 
diff --git "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/channels.ts" "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/channels.ts"
index 57bc818..493c339 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/channels.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/guilds/\043guild_id/channels.ts"
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import { Channel, ChannelUpdateEvent, Guild, emitEvent } from "@spacebar/util";
 import { Request, Response, Router } from "express";
 import { ChannelModifySchema, ChannelReorderSchema } from "@spacebar/schemas";
+import { ChannelCreateSchema } from "../../../../schemas/uncategorised/ChannelCreateSchema";
 const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
 
 router.get(
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
 router.post(
     "/",
     route({
-        requestBody: "ChannelModifySchema",
+        requestBody: "ChannelCreateSchema",
         permission: "MANAGE_CHANNELS",
         responses: {
             201: {
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
     async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
         // creates a new guild channel https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/guild#create-guild-channel
         const { guild_id } = req.params as { [key: string]: string };
-        const body = req.body as ChannelModifySchema;
+        const body = req.body as ChannelCreateSchema;
 
         const channel = await Channel.createChannel({ ...body, guild_id }, req.user_id);
         channel.position = await Channel.calculatePosition(channel.id, guild_id, channel.guild);
diff --git a/src/schemas/uncategorised/ChannelCreateSchema.ts b/src/schemas/uncategorised/ChannelCreateSchema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c431675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/schemas/uncategorised/ChannelCreateSchema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+	Spacebar: A FOSS re-implementation and extension of the Discord.com backend.
+	Copyright (C) 2023 Spacebar and Spacebar Contributors
+
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+	by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import { ChannelModifySchema } from "./ChannelModifySchema";
+
+export type ChannelCreateSchema = Omit<ChannelModifySchema, "available_tags">;
diff --git a/src/schemas/uncategorised/ChannelModifySchema.ts b/src/schemas/uncategorised/ChannelModifySchema.ts
index 77836ca..7230eed 100644
--- a/src/schemas/uncategorised/ChannelModifySchema.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/uncategorised/ChannelModifySchema.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { ChannelPermissionOverwriteType, ChannelType } from "@spacebar/schemas";
+import { ChannelPermissionOverwriteType, ChannelType, TagCreateSchema } from "@spacebar/schemas";
 
 export interface ChannelModifySchema {
     /**
@@ -49,4 +49,5 @@
     auto_archive_duration?: number;
     archived?: boolean;
     locked?: boolean;
+    available_tags?: TagCreateSchema & { id: string };
 }
diff --git a/src/schemas/uncategorised/GuildCreateSchema.ts b/src/schemas/uncategorised/GuildCreateSchema.ts
index 3ea0451..1f71bce 100644
--- a/src/schemas/uncategorised/GuildCreateSchema.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/uncategorised/GuildCreateSchema.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { ChannelModifySchema } from "@spacebar/schemas";
+import { ChannelCreateSchema } from "@spacebar/schemas";
 
 export interface GuildCreateSchema {
     /**
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     name?: string;
     region?: string;
     icon?: string | null;
-    channels?: ChannelModifySchema[];
+    channels?: ChannelCreateSchema[];
     system_channel_id?: string;
     rules_channel_id?: string;
     guild_template_code?: string;
diff --git a/src/schemas/uncategorised/TagCreateSchema.ts b/src/schemas/uncategorised/TagCreateSchema.ts
index 70c5cc3..292e9c3 100644
--- a/src/schemas/uncategorised/TagCreateSchema.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/uncategorised/TagCreateSchema.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 export interface TagCreateSchema {
     name: string;
-    moderated?: boolean;
-    emoji_id?: string;
-    emoji_name?: string;
+    moderated?: boolean | null;
+    emoji_id?: string | null;
+    emoji_name?: string | null;
 }
diff --git a/src/schemas/uncategorised/index.ts b/src/schemas/uncategorised/index.ts
index a181054..f509bdd 100644
--- a/src/schemas/uncategorised/index.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/uncategorised/index.ts
@@ -96,3 +96,4 @@
 export * from "./MessageActivity";
 export * from "./PostDataSchema";
 export * from "./TagCreateSchema";
+export * from "./ChannelCreateSchema";