MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v51/methods/channels_getChannels.md

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channels.getChannels	channels.getChannels parameters, return type and example

Method: channels.getChannels

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Parameters:

Name	Type	Required
id	Array of Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel	Yes

Return type: messages_Chats

Can bots use this method: YES

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

MadelineProto Example:

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

// !!! This API id/API hash combination will not work !!!
// !!! You must get your own @ my.telegram.org !!!
$api_id = 0;
$api_hash = '';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline', ['app_info' => ['api_id' => $api_id, 'api_hash' => $api_hash]]);
$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}, })