diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart
index 63cf5458..3285ae32 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/channel_api.dart
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ class ChannelApi {
   ) async {
     final response = await _client.post(
       '${_getChannelUrl(channelId, channelType)}/truncate',
+      data: {},
     );
     return EmptyResponse.fromJson(response.data);
   }
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/api/channel_api_test.dart b/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/api/channel_api_test.dart
index e427ff2e..f008f8b3 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/api/channel_api_test.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/api/channel_api_test.dart
@@ -483,14 +483,21 @@ void main() {
 
     final path = '${_getChannelUrl(channelId, channelType)}/truncate';
 
-    when(() => client.post(path)).thenAnswer(
-        (_) async => successResponse(path, data: <String, dynamic>{}));
+    when(() => client.post(
+              path,
+              data: {},
+            ))
+        .thenAnswer(
+            (_) async => successResponse(path, data: <String, dynamic>{}));
 
     final res = await channelApi.truncateChannel(channelId, channelType);
 
     expect(res, isNotNull);
 
-    verify(() => client.post(path)).called(1);
+    verify(() => client.post(
+          path,
+          data: {},
+        )).called(1);
     verifyNoMoreInteractions(client);
   });