MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v55/constructors/channel.md

---
title: channel
description: channel attributes, type and example
---
## Constructor: channel  
[Back to constructors index](index.md)



### Attributes:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|:-------------:|---------:|
|creator|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|kicked|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|left|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|editor|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|moderator|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|broadcast|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|verified|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|megagroup|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|restricted|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|democracy|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|signatures|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|min|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|access\_hash|[long](../types/long.md) | Optional|
|title|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
|username|[string](../types/string.md) | Optional|
|photo|[ChatPhoto](../types/ChatPhoto.md) | Yes|
|date|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|version|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|restriction\_reason|[string](../types/string.md) | Optional|



### Type: [Chat](../types/Chat.md)


### Example:

```
$channel = ['_' => 'channel', 'creator' => Bool, 'kicked' => Bool, 'left' => Bool, 'editor' => Bool, 'moderator' => Bool, 'broadcast' => Bool, 'verified' => Bool, 'megagroup' => Bool, 'restricted' => Bool, 'democracy' => Bool, 'signatures' => Bool, 'min' => Bool, 'id' => int, 'access_hash' => long, 'title' => string, 'username' => string, 'photo' => ChatPhoto, 'date' => int, 'version' => int, 'restriction_reason' => string, ];
```  

[PWRTelegram](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) json-encoded version:

```
{"_":"channel","creator":"Bool","kicked":"Bool","left":"Bool","editor":"Bool","moderator":"Bool","broadcast":"Bool","verified":"Bool","megagroup":"Bool","restricted":"Bool","democracy":"Bool","signatures":"Bool","min":"Bool","id":"int","access_hash":"long","title":"string","username":"string","photo":"ChatPhoto","date":"int","version":"int","restriction_reason":"string"}
```


Or, if you're into Lua:  


```
channel={_='channel', creator=Bool, kicked=Bool, left=Bool, editor=Bool, moderator=Bool, broadcast=Bool, verified=Bool, megagroup=Bool, restricted=Bool, democracy=Bool, signatures=Bool, min=Bool, id=int, access_hash=long, title=string, username=string, photo=ChatPhoto, date=int, version=int, restriction_reason=string, }

```