---
title: "messages.getEmojiGroups"
description: "Represents a list of [emoji categories](https://core.telegram.org/api/custom-emoji#emoji-categories), to be used when selecting [custom emojis](https://core.telegram.org/api/custom-emoji)."
grand_parent: "Telegram RPC API"
parent: "Methods"
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
redirect_from: /API_docs/methods/messages_getEmojiGroups.html
---
# Method: messages.getEmojiGroups
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Represents a list of [emoji categories](https://core.telegram.org/api/custom-emoji#emoji-categories), to be used when selecting [custom emojis](https://core.telegram.org/api/custom-emoji).

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|hash|Array of [long\|string](/API_docs/types/long|string.html) |  | Optional|


### Return type: [messages.EmojiGroups](/API_docs/types/messages.EmojiGroups.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_EmojiGroups = $MadelineProto->messages->getEmojiGroups(hash: [$long|string, $long|string], );
```