diff --git a/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js b/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js
--- a/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/updaters/thread-updaters.js
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@
     })(),
   );
 
-  const channelInfo = await neynarClient?.fetchFarcasterChannelByName(
+  const channelInfo = await neynarClient?.fetchFarcasterChannelByID(
     communityFarcasterChannelTag,
   );
   if (channelInfo) {
diff --git a/lib/utils/neynar-client.js b/lib/utils/neynar-client.js
--- a/lib/utils/neynar-client.js
+++ b/lib/utils/neynar-client.js
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
   },
 };
 
-type FetchFarcasterChannelByNameResponse = {
-  +channels: $ReadOnlyArray<NeynarChannel>,
-};
-
 type FetchUsersResponse = {
   +users: $ReadOnlyArray<NeynarUser>,
 };
@@ -153,11 +149,12 @@
     return this.fetchFollowedFarcasterChannelsWithFilter(fid, () => true);
   }
 
-  async fetchFarcasterChannelByName(
-    channelName: string,
+  async fetchFarcasterChannel(
+    query: string,
+    field: 'name' | 'id',
   ): Promise<?NeynarChannel> {
     const params: { [string]: string } = {
-      q: channelName,
+      q: query,
     };
 
     const url = getNeynarURL('2', 'channel/search', params);
@@ -171,12 +168,11 @@
         },
       });
 
-      const json: FetchFarcasterChannelByNameResponse = await response.json();
-
+      const json: FetchFarcasterChannelsResponse = await response.json();
       const { channels } = json;
 
       for (const channel of channels) {
-        if (channel.name.toLowerCase() === channelName.toLowerCase()) {
+        if (channel[field].toLowerCase() === query.toLowerCase()) {
           return channel;
         }
       }
@@ -184,13 +180,17 @@
       return null;
     } catch (error) {
       console.log(
-        'Failed to search Farcaster channel by name:',
+        `Failed to search Farcaster channel by ${field}:`,
         getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown',
       );
       throw error;
     }
   }
 
+  fetchFarcasterChannelByID(channelID: string): Promise<?NeynarChannel> {
+    return this.fetchFarcasterChannel(channelID, 'id');
+  }
+
   async getFarcasterUsers(
     fids: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
   ): Promise<Array<?FarcasterUser>> {
diff --git a/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-farcaster-channel-by-name.react.js b/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-farcaster-channel-by-name.react.js
--- a/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-farcaster-channel-by-name.react.js
+++ b/native/community-settings/tag-farcaster-channel/tag-farcaster-channel-by-name.react.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
   const onPressTagChannel = React.useCallback(async () => {
     const channelInfo =
-      await neynarClientContext.client.fetchFarcasterChannelByName(
+      await neynarClientContext.client.fetchFarcasterChannelByID(
         channelSelectionText,
       );
 
diff --git a/web/tag-farcaster-channel/create-farcaster-channel-tag-modal.react.js b/web/tag-farcaster-channel/create-farcaster-channel-tag-modal.react.js
--- a/web/tag-farcaster-channel/create-farcaster-channel-tag-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/tag-farcaster-channel/create-farcaster-channel-tag-modal.react.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     }
 
     const channelInfo =
-      await neynarClientContext.client.fetchFarcasterChannelByName(
+      await neynarClientContext.client.fetchFarcasterChannelByID(
         channelNameText,
       );
     if (!channelInfo) {