diff --git a/front/src/components/channels/UploadForm.vue b/front/src/components/channels/UploadForm.vue
index cac72b756..912028a45 100644
--- a/front/src/components/channels/UploadForm.vue
+++ b/front/src/components/channels/UploadForm.vue
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { useStore } from '~/store'
 
 import axios from 'axios'
+import { type paths, type schemas, type operations, type components } from '~/generated/types.ts'
 
 import UploadMetadataForm from '~/components/channels/UploadMetadataForm.vue'
 import FileUploadWidget from '~/components/library/FileUploadWidget.vue'
@@ -17,6 +18,13 @@ import AlbumSelect from '~/components/channels/AlbumSelect.vue'
 
 import useErrorHandler from '~/composables/useErrorHandler'
 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
 interface Events {
   (e: 'status', status: UploadStatus): void
 }
@@ -342,14 +350,28 @@ const publish = async () => {
 
   errors.value = []
 
+
+  console.log("first, let's try to create an empty channel...")
+  createEmptyChannel();
+
   try {
     // Post list of uuids of uploadedFiles to axios action:publish
-    await axios.put('uploads/action/', {
+
+    /* { import_status: components["schemas"]["ImportStatusEnum"];
+    audio_file: string;} */
+
+    const theUpdate : components['schemas']['PatchedUploadForOwnerRequest'] = {
+      import_status: 'pending',
+    }
+
+    await axios.post('uploads/action/', {
       action: 'publish',
       objects: uploadedFiles.value.map((file) => file.response?.uuid)
+    } satisfies paths['/api/v2/uploads/action/']['post']['requestBody']['content']['application/json'],
+    {
+      headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${store.state.auth.oauth}` }
     })
 
-    console.log("starting posting to axios action:publish...")
 
     console.log("Channels Store Before: ", store.state.channels)
 
@@ -375,6 +397,95 @@ const publish = async () => {
 defineExpose({
   publish
 })
+
+
+
+
+
+// Api Calls
+
+// Create a new channel
+/*
+"/api/v2/channels/": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        get: operations["get_channels_2"]; //!
+        put?: never;
+        post: operations["create_channel_2"]; //!
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
+
+create_channel_2: {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        requestBody: {
+            content: {
+                "application/json": components["schemas"]["ChannelCreateRequest"];                      !
+                "application/x-www-form-urlencoded": components["schemas"]["ChannelCreateRequest"];
+                "multipart/form-data": components["schemas"]["ChannelCreateRequest"];
+                "application/activity+json": components["schemas"]["ChannelCreateRequest"];
+            };
+        };
+        responses: {
+            201: {
+                headers: {
+                    [name: string]: unknown;
+                };
+                content: {
+                    "application/json": components["schemas"]["ChannelCreate"];
+                };
+            };
+        };
+    };
+
+ChannelCreateRequest: {
+            cover?: string | null;
+            name: string;                     !!!
+            username: string;                     !!!
+            description: components["schemas"]["ContentRequest"] | null;      null
+            tags: string[];         []
+            content_category: components["schemas"]["ContentCategoryEnum"];         'music'
+            metadata?: {       //undefined
+                [key: string]: unknown;
+            };
+        };
+*/
+
+const emptyChannelCreateRequest:schemas['ChannelCreateRequest'] = {
+  name: 'empty channel',
+  username: store.state.auth.username,
+  description: null,
+  tags: [],
+  content_category: 'music',
+}
+
+//json
+const emptyCreate_channel_2RequestBodyContentJson:operations['create_channel_2']['requestBody']['content']['application/json'] =
+  emptyChannelCreateRequest
+
+//post
+const createEmptyChannel = async () => {
+  try {
+    const response = await axios.post('channels/', emptyCreate_channel_2RequestBodyContentJson)
+    console.log("Created Channel: ", response.data)
+  } catch (error) {
+    errors.value = (error as BackendError).backendErrors
+    console.log("Error:", error)
+  }
+}
+
 </script>
 
 <template>