---
title: "upload.getFileHashes"
description: "You cannot use this method directly, use the upload, downloadToStream, downloadToFile, downloadToDir methods instead; see https://docs.madelineproto.xyz for more info"
grand_parent: "Telegram RPC API"
parent: "Methods"
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
redirect_from: /API_docs/methods/upload_getFileHashes.html
---
# Method: upload.getFileHashes
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You cannot use this method directly, use the upload, downloadToStream, downloadToFile, downloadToDir methods instead; see https://docs.madelineproto.xyz for more info

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|location|[InputFileLocation](/API_docs/types/InputFileLocation.html) | File | Yes|
|offset|[long](/API_docs/types/long.html) | Offset from which to get file hashes | Yes|


### Return type: [Vector\_of\_FileHash](/API_docs/types/FileHash.html)

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### 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();

$Vector_of_FileHash = $MadelineProto->upload->getFileHashes(location: $InputFileLocation, offset: $long, );
```