Slack now provides the ability to create formatted hyperlinks in posts but I don't see how to do this in a Channel Description?
How do I add a formatted hyperlink in a Slack Channel Description?
Slack – How to Add a Hyperlink in Channel Description
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Best Answer
Slack doesn't give an ability to put formatted text in the channel topic. If you enter the link directly though, it'll be correctly hyperlinked.
This can be confirmed from the API documentation page for conversations.setTopic