MessagesComponent.vue

// [...]
        const to_username = this.chat.email.replace(/[@\.]/g, '_')
        
        const {data} = await axios.post('/api/get-or-create-channel', {
            from_username: this.username,
            to_username: to_username,
            from: this.autheduser.id,
            to: this.chat.id,
        })
         
        // Initialize the channel
        const channel = this.client.channel('messaging', data.channel, {
            name: 'Awesome channel',
            members: [this.username, to_username]
        });

        this.channel = channel
// [...]