diff --git a/api/channel.go b/api/channel.go
index 8cee878..a843f54 100644
--- a/api/channel.go
+++ b/api/channel.go
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ func (c Channel) String() string {
 	return c.Format("/")
 }
 
+func (c Channel) Type() string {
+	if len(c) > 0 {
+		return c[0]
+	}
+	return "unknown"
+}
+
 // Check if two channels are equal
 func (c Channel) Is(other Channel) bool {
 	if len(c) != len(other) {
diff --git a/api/channel_test.go b/api/channel_test.go
index b80dd5e..58bc597 100644
--- a/api/channel_test.go
+++ b/api/channel_test.go
@@ -90,6 +90,26 @@ func TestChannel_String(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestChannel_Type(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		c    Channel
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"Empty", Channel{}, "unknown"},
+		{"Heartbeat", HeartbeatChannel, "heartbeat"},
+		{"Transaction", TransactionChannel, "transactions"},
+		{"Actions", ActionChannel{}.Channel(), "actions"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := tt.c.Type(); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("Channel.Type() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAction_Channel(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string