MadelineProtoDocs/docs/API_docs/methods/channels.getLeftChannels.md

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title: "channels.getLeftChannels"
description: "Get a list of [channels/supergroups](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel) we left, requires a [takeout session, see here » for more info](https://core.telegram.org/api/takeout)."
grand_parent: "Telegram RPC API"
parent: "Methods"
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redirect_from: /API_docs/methods/channels_getLeftChannels.html
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# Method: channels.getLeftChannels
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Get a list of [channels/supergroups](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel) we left, requires a [takeout session, see here » for more info](https://core.telegram.org/api/takeout).

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|offset|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Offset for [pagination](https://core.telegram.org/api/offsets) | Optional|


### Return type: [messages.Chats](/API_docs/types/messages.Chats.html)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
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->getLeftChannels(offset: $int, );
```