diff --git a/src/lib/slacko.ml b/src/lib/slacko.ml
index 6261b26..9d39dce 100644
--- a/src/lib/slacko.ml
+++ b/src/lib/slacko.ml
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ type channel_obj = {
   creator: user;
   is_archived: bool;
   is_general: bool;
+  name_normalized: string;
   is_member: bool;
-  members: user list;
   topic: topic_obj;
   purpose: topic_obj;
   last_read: Timestamp.t option [@default None];
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ let maybe fn = function
 (* nonpublic types for conversion in list types *)
 type channels_list_obj = {
   channels: channel_obj list
-} [@@deriving of_yojson]
+} [@@deriving of_yojson { strict = false }]
 
 type users_list_obj = {
   members: user_obj list
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ type im_list_obj = {
 } [@@deriving of_yojson]
 
 let channels_list ?exclude_archived session =
-  api_request "channels.list"
+  api_request "conversations.list"
     |> optionally_add "exclude_archived" @@ maybe string_of_bool @@ exclude_archived
     |> query session
     >|= function
@@ -782,8 +782,7 @@ let lookupk session (listfn : 'a listfn) filterfn k =
 let id_of_channel session = function
   | ChannelId id -> Lwt.return @@ `Found id
   | ChannelName name ->
-    let base = String.sub name 1 @@ String.length name - 1 in
-    lookupk session channels_list (fun (x:channel_obj) -> x.name = base) @@ function
+    lookupk session channels_list (fun (x:channel_obj) -> x.name = name || x.name_normalized = name) @@ function
     | [] -> `Channel_not_found
     | [{id = ChannelId s; _}] -> `Found s
     | [_] -> failwith "Bad result from channel id lookup."
diff --git a/src/lib/slacko.mli b/src/lib/slacko.mli
index 901b321..e2a2641 100644
--- a/src/lib/slacko.mli
+++ b/src/lib/slacko.mli
@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ type channel_obj = {
   creator: user;
   is_archived: bool;
   is_general: bool;
+  name_normalized: string;
   is_member: bool;
-  members: user list;
   topic: topic_obj;
   purpose: topic_obj;
   last_read: timestamp option;