MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v45/methods/channels_getChannels.md

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channels.getChannels	Get info about multiple channels/supergroups

Method: channels.getChannels

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Get info about multiple channels/supergroups

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
id	Array of Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel	Yes	The channel/supergroup MTProto IDs

Return type: messages_Chats

Can bots use this method: YES

MadelineProto Example:

if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$messages_Chats = $MadelineProto->channels->getChannels(['id' => [InputChannel, InputChannel], ]);

PWRTelegram HTTP API example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):

As a bot:

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

Parameters:

• method - channels.getChannels
• params - {"id": [InputChannel], }

As a user:

POST/GET to https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/channels.getChannels

Parameters:

id - Json encoded array of InputChannel

Or, if you're into Lua:

messages_Chats = channels.getChannels({id={InputChannel}, })

Errors this method can return:

Error	Description
CHANNEL_INVALID	The provided channel is invalid
CHANNEL_PRIVATE	You haven't joined this channel/supergroup
NEED_CHAT_INVALID	The provided chat is invalid