Unstable - Removing a channel from the community library is problematic

[pcenov]

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Observed behavior

In the administration there's no easy way to remove a channel from the community library - I need to delete the channel permanently to do so. Also after deleting the channel permanently when I go to the Community library page I can still see the channel card. When I click on the card I am getting the following error:

{
  "data": {
    "channel": [
      "Select a valid choice. That choice is not one of the available choices."
    ]
  },
  "status": 400,
  "statusText": "",
  "headers": {
    "allow": "GET, HEAD, OPTIONS",
    "alt-svc": "h3=\":443\"; ma=86400",
    "cf-cache-status": "DYNAMIC",
    "cf-ray": "9eba77fa3c9bf9bb-SOF",
    "content-language": "en",
    "content-length": "87",
    "content-type": "application/json",
    "date": "Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:28:06 GMT",
    "etag": "\"df19434e4038926f6d4bbbfed9ee771e\"",
    "priority": "u=1,i",
    "referrer-policy": "same-origin",
    "server": "cloudflare",
    "server-timing": "cfExtPri",
    "vary": "Accept-Language, Cookie",
    "via": "1.1 google",
    "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
    "x-frame-options": "DENY",
    "x-robots-tag": "noindex"
  },
  "config": {
    "transitional": {
      "silentJSONParsing": true,
      "forcedJSONParsing": true,
      "clarifyTimeoutError": false,
      "legacyInterceptorReqResOrdering": true
    },
    "adapter": [
      "xhr",
      "http",
      "fetch"
    ],
    "transformRequest": [
      null
    ],
    "transformResponse": [
      null
    ],
    "timeout": 0,
    "xsrfCookieName": "csrftoken",
    "xsrfHeaderName": "X-CSRFToken",
    "maxContentLength": -1,
    "maxBodyLength": -1,
    "env": {},
    "headers": {
      "Accept": "application/json, text/plain, */*"
    },
    "paramsSerializer": {},
    "params": {
      "channel": "c217470dccf44127aff4bbc27b840ded",
      "version": 6
    },
    "method": "get",
    "url": "/api/channelversion",
    "allowAbsoluteUrls": true,
    "signal": {}
  },
  "request": {
    "__sentry_xhr_v3__": {
      "method": "GET",
      "url": "/api/channelversion?channel=c217470dccf44127aff4bbc27b840ded&version=6",
      "request_headers": {
        "accept": "application/json, text/plain, */*",
        "x-csrftoken": "xyJuZpCcDWhq3KkwGXEI6Tu8pl8YIbXTRWVTbGkTeD3yVH02HPqtNkBVWEBicasy"
      },
      "body": null,
      "status_code": 400
    }
  }
}

delete.a.channel.from.the.community.library.mp4

Expected behavior

The expected behavior should be further discussed and specified.

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Sign in to Studio at Unstable
2. Create a new channel, import content and publish it.
3. Click the Share button, select the 'Submit to community library' option and submit the form.
4. Approve the submission as an admin
5. Verify that the channel is displayed at the Community library page
6. Delete the channel as an admin

Usage Details

• Studio Unstable
• OS: Windows 11
• Browser: Chrome, Firefox

[pcenov]

@radinamatic @AlexVelezLl

[AlexVelezLl]

Hmm, I recall talking with @rtibbles about this, and we were adding a notice on the user side telling them "removing this channel will not remove it from the community library", but didn't account for what happens if the channel is deleted permanently.

We should have a (kind of) similar error when removing a channel permanently that is in the public library. Studio would not show that channel anymore, but it would still be visible when remote browsing Studio channels in Kolibri.

In general, it feels like we need a way on the UI to remove/hide a channel from the Community Library in case of any error.