diff --git a/app/models/channel.rb b/app/models/channel.rb
index ca97194..9269373 100644
--- a/app/models/channel.rb
+++ b/app/models/channel.rb
@@ -36,12 +36,26 @@ class DiscourseChat::Channel < DiscourseChat::PluginModel
       return
     end
 
+    check_unique = false
+    matching_channels = DiscourseChat::Channel.all
+
     data.each do |key, value|
       regex_string = params.find{|p| p[:key] == key}[:regex]
       if !Regexp.new(regex_string).match?(value)
         errors.add(:data, "data.#{key} is invalid")
       end
+
+      unique = params.find{|p| p[:key] == key}[:unique]
+      if unique
+        check_unique = true
+        matching_channels = matching_channels.with_data_value(key, value)
+      end
     end
+    
+    if check_unique && matching_channels.exists?
+      errors.add(:data, "matches an existing channel")
+    end
+
   end
 
   def rules
diff --git a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/discord/discord_provider.rb b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/discord/discord_provider.rb
index a91e33e..950bed4 100644
--- a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/discord/discord_provider.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/discord/discord_provider.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module DiscourseChat
       PROVIDER_ENABLED_SETTING = :chat_integration_discord_enabled
       CHANNEL_PARAMETERS = [
                         {key: "name", regex: '^\S+'},
-                        {key: "webhook_url", regex: '^https:\/\/discordapp\.com\/api\/webhooks\/', hidden: true}
+                        {key: "webhook_url", regex: '^https:\/\/discordapp\.com\/api\/webhooks\/', unique: true, hidden: true}
                        ]
 
       def self.send_message(url, message)
diff --git a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/hipchat/hipchat_provider.rb b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/hipchat/hipchat_provider.rb
index 97b6af1..4e12ac1 100644
--- a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/hipchat/hipchat_provider.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/hipchat/hipchat_provider.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module DiscourseChat
       PROVIDER_ENABLED_SETTING = :chat_integration_hipchat_enabled
       CHANNEL_PARAMETERS = [
                         {key: "name", regex: '^\S+'},
-                        {key: "webhook_url", regex: 'hipchat\.com', hidden:true},
+                        {key: "webhook_url", regex: 'hipchat\.com', unique: true, hidden:true},
                         {key: "color", regex: '(yellow|green|red|purple|gray|random)'}
                        ]
 
diff --git a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/matrix/matrix_provider.rb b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/matrix/matrix_provider.rb
index f4478ee..a2e1853 100644
--- a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/matrix/matrix_provider.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/matrix/matrix_provider.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module DiscourseChat
       PROVIDER_ENABLED_SETTING = :chat_integration_matrix_enabled
       CHANNEL_PARAMETERS = [
                         {key: "name", regex: '^\S+'},
-                        {key: "room_id", regex: '^\!\S+:\S+$', hidden:true}
+                        {key: "room_id", regex: '^\!\S+:\S+$', unique: true, hidden:true}
                        ]
 
       def self.send_message(room_id, message)
diff --git a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/mattermost/mattermost_provider.rb b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/mattermost/mattermost_provider.rb
index c3d5292..e64a1ce 100644
--- a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/mattermost/mattermost_provider.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/mattermost/mattermost_provider.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module DiscourseChat
       PROVIDER_NAME = "mattermost".freeze
       PROVIDER_ENABLED_SETTING = :chat_integration_mattermost_enabled
       CHANNEL_PARAMETERS = [
-                          {key: "identifier", regex: '^[@#]\S*$'}
+                          {key: "identifier", regex: '^[@#]\S*$', unique: true}
                        ]
 
       def self.send_via_webhook(message)
diff --git a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/slack/slack_provider.rb b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/slack/slack_provider.rb
index 23405a6..e161733 100644
--- a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/slack/slack_provider.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/slack/slack_provider.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module DiscourseChat::Provider::SlackProvider
   PROVIDER_ENABLED_SETTING = :chat_integration_slack_enabled
 
   CHANNEL_PARAMETERS = [
-                        {key: "identifier", regex: '^[@#]\S*$'}
+                        {key: "identifier", regex: '^[@#]\S*$', unique: true}
                        ]
 
   def self.excerpt(post, max_length = SiteSetting.chat_integration_slack_excerpt_length)
diff --git a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/telegram/telegram_provider.rb b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/telegram/telegram_provider.rb
index 2dfb4a8..d77a5e8 100644
--- a/lib/discourse_chat/provider/telegram/telegram_provider.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse_chat/provider/telegram/telegram_provider.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module DiscourseChat
       PROVIDER_ENABLED_SETTING = :chat_integration_telegram_enabled
       CHANNEL_PARAMETERS = [
                         {key: "name", regex: '^\S+'},
-                        {key: "chat_id", regex: '^(-?[0-9]+|@\S+)$'}
+                        {key: "chat_id", regex: '^(-?[0-9]+|@\S+)$', unique: true}
                        ]
 
       def self.setup_webhook 
diff --git a/spec/dummy_provider.rb b/spec/dummy_provider.rb
index f16da02..14f9b7c 100644
--- a/spec/dummy_provider.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy_provider.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ RSpec.shared_context "validated dummy provider" do
       PROVIDER_NAME = "dummy2".freeze
       PROVIDER_ENABLED_SETTING = :chat_integration_enabled # Tie to main plugin enabled setting
       CHANNEL_PARAMETERS = [
-                            {key: "val", regex: '^\S+$'}
+                            {key: "val", regex: '^\S+$', unique: true}
                            ]
 
       @@sent_messages = []
diff --git a/spec/models/channel_spec.rb b/spec/models/channel_spec.rb
index 12147e2..5078a94 100644
--- a/spec/models/channel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/channel_spec.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ RSpec.describe DiscourseChat::Channel do
   it 'can be filtered by provider' do
     channel1 = DiscourseChat::Channel.create!(provider:'dummy')
     channel2 = DiscourseChat::Channel.create!(provider:'dummy2', data:{val:"blah"})
-    channel3 = DiscourseChat::Channel.create!(provider:'dummy2', data:{val:"blah"})
+    channel3 = DiscourseChat::Channel.create!(provider:'dummy2', data:{val:"blah2"})
 
     expect(DiscourseChat::Channel.all.length).to eq(3)
 
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ RSpec.describe DiscourseChat::Channel do
   end
 
   describe 'validations' do
-    let(:channel) {  }
 
     it 'validates provider correctly' do
       channel = DiscourseChat::Channel.create!(provider:"dummy")
@@ -93,5 +92,14 @@ RSpec.describe DiscourseChat::Channel do
       expect(channel2.valid?).to eq(false)
     end
 
+    it 'disallows duplicate channels' do
+      channel1 = DiscourseChat::Channel.create(provider:"dummy2", data:{val:"hello"})
+      channel2 = DiscourseChat::Channel.new(provider:"dummy2", data:{val:"hello"})
+      expect(channel2.valid?).to eq(false)
+      channel2.data[:val] = "hello2"
+      expect(channel2.valid?).to eq(true)
+    end
+
+
   end
 end
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