MadelineProto/docs/API_docs/methods/photos_getUserPhotos.md

---
title: photos.getUserPhotos
description: photos.getUserPhotos parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: photos.getUserPhotos  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|user\_id|[InputUser](../types/InputUser.md) | Optional|
|offset|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|max\_id|[long](../types/long.md) | Yes|
|limit|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|


### Return type: [photos\_Photos](../types/photos_Photos.md)

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|MAX_ID_INVALID|The provided max ID is invalid|
|USER_ID_INVALID|The provided user ID is invalid|


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    $code = readline('Enter the code you received: '); // Or do this in two separate steps in an HTTP API
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$photos_Photos = $MadelineProto->photos->getUserPhotos(['user_id' => InputUser, 'offset' => int, 'max_id' => long, 'limit' => int, ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):

### As a bot:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline`

Parameters:

* method - photos.getUserPhotos
* params - `{"user_id": InputUser, "offset": int, "max_id": long, "limit": int, }`



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/photos.getUserPhotos`

Parameters:

user_id - Json encoded InputUser

offset - Json encoded int

max_id - Json encoded long

limit - Json encoded int




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
photos_Photos = photos.getUserPhotos({user_id=InputUser, offset=int, max_id=long, limit=int, })
```