diff --git a/react/sagas/request.js b/react/sagas/request.js
index e69de29b..99eb6878 100644
--- a/react/sagas/request.js
+++ b/react/sagas/request.js
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+import { call, put, takeLatest } from 'redux-saga/effects';
+import * as actions from 'constants/show_action_types';
+import { addAssetRequest, updateRequestError, showNewAsset, addChannelRequest, showNewChannel } from 'actions/show';
+import { getLongClaimId } from 'api/assetApi';
+import { getChannelData } from 'api/channelApi';
+
+function* newAssetRequest (action) {
+  const { id, name, modifier } = action.data;
+  let success, message, longId;
+  try {
+    ({success, message, data: longId} = yield call(getLongClaimId, name, modifier));
+  } catch (error) {
+    return yield put(updateRequestError(error.message));
+  }
+  if (!success) {
+    return yield put(updateRequestError(message));
+  }
+  yield put(addAssetRequest(id, null, name, longId));
+  yield put(showNewAsset(name, longId));
+};
+
+function* newChannelRequest (action) {
+  const { id, name, channelId } = action.data;
+  let success, message, data;
+  try {
+    ({success, message, data} = yield call(getChannelData, name, channelId));
+  } catch (error) {
+    // return yield put(addChannelRequest(id, error.message, null, null, null));
+    return yield put(updateRequestError(error.message));
+  }
+  if (!success) {
+    // return yield put(addChannelRequest(id, message, null, null, null));
+    return yield put(updateRequestError(message));
+  }
+  const { longChannelClaimId: longId, shortChannelClaimId: shortId } = data;
+  yield put(addChannelRequest(id, null, name, longId, shortId));
+  yield put(showNewChannel(name, shortId, longId));
+}
+
+export function* watchNewAssetRequest () {
+  yield takeLatest(actions.ASSET_REQUEST_ASYNC, newAssetRequest);
+};
+
+export function* watchNewChannelRequest () {
+  yield takeLatest(actions.CHANNEL_REQUEST_ASYNC, newChannelRequest);
+};