MadelineProtoDocs/docs/API_docs/methods/chatlists.getChatlistUpdates.md

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title: "chatlists.getChatlistUpdates"
description: "Fetch new chats associated with an imported [chat folder deep link »](https://core.telegram.org/api/links#chat-folder-links). Must be invoked at most every `chatlist_update_period` seconds (as per the related [client configuration parameter »](https://core.telegram.org/api/config#chatlist-update-period))."
grand_parent: "Telegram RPC API"
parent: "Methods"
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redirect_from: /API_docs/methods/chatlists_getChatlistUpdates.html
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# Method: chatlists.getChatlistUpdates
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Fetch new chats associated with an imported [chat folder deep link »](https://core.telegram.org/api/links#chat-folder-links). Must be invoked at most every `chatlist_update_period` seconds (as per the related [client configuration parameter »](https://core.telegram.org/api/config#chatlist-update-period)).

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|chatlist|[InputChatlist](/API_docs/types/InputChatlist.html) | The folder | Yes|


### Return type: [chatlists.ChatlistUpdates](/API_docs/types/chatlists.ChatlistUpdates.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();

$chatlists_ChatlistUpdates = $MadelineProto->chatlists->getChatlistUpdates(chatlist: $InputChatlist, );
```