diff --git a/src/channel/channel.cairo b/src/channel/channel.cairo
index b3dddf0..cd084ef 100644
--- a/src/channel/channel.cairo
+++ b/src/channel/channel.cairo
@@ -371,6 +371,12 @@ pub mod ChannelComponent {
             self.channels.read(channel_id).channel_total_members
         }
 
+        ///@notice gets the community id of a channel
+        /// @param channel_id the id of the channel
+        /// @return u256 the community id
+        fn get_channel_community(self: @ComponentState<TContractState>, channel_id: u256) -> u256 {
+            self.channels.read(channel_id).community_id
+        }
         /// @notice checks if a profile is a moderator
         /// @param profile addresss to be checked
         /// @param channel_id the id of the channel
diff --git a/src/interfaces/IChannel.cairo b/src/interfaces/IChannel.cairo
index 817bbf7..d78644d 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/IChannel.cairo
+++ b/src/interfaces/IChannel.cairo
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub trait IChannel<TState> {
     fn is_channel_member(
         self: @TState, profile: ContractAddress, channel_id: u256
     ) -> (bool, ChannelMember);
+    fn get_channel_community(self: @TState, channel_id: u256) -> u256;
     fn get_total_channel_members(self: @TState, channel_id: u256) -> u256;
     fn is_channel_mod(self: @TState, profile: ContractAddress, channel_id: u256) -> bool;
     fn get_channel_censorship_status(self: @TState, channel_id: u256) -> bool;