MadelineProtoDocs/docs/API_docs/constructors/channel.md

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Constructor: channel

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Channel/supergroup info

Attributes:

Name	Type	Required	Description
creator	Bool	Optional	Whether the current user is the creator of this channel
left	Bool	Optional	Whether the current user has left or is not a member of this channel
broadcast	Bool	Optional	Is this a channel?
verified	Bool	Optional	Is this channel verified by telegram?
megagroup	Bool	Optional	Is this a supergroup?
restricted	Bool	Optional	Whether viewing/writing in this channel for a reason (see restriction_reason
signatures	Bool	Optional	Whether signatures are enabled (channels)
min	Bool	Optional	See min
scam	Bool	Optional	This channel/supergroup is probably a scam
has_link	Bool	Optional	Whether this channel has a private join link
has_geo	Bool	Optional	Whether this chanel has a geoposition
slowmode_enabled	Bool	Optional	Whether slow mode is enabled for groups to prevent flood in chat
call_active	Bool	Optional	Whether a group call or livestream is currently active
call_not_empty	Bool	Optional	Whether there's anyone in the group call or livestream
fake	Bool	Optional	If set, this supergroup/channel was reported by many users as a fake or scam: be careful when interacting with it.
gigagroup	Bool	Optional	Whether this supergroup is a gigagroup
noforwards	Bool	Optional	Whether this channel or group is protected, thus does not allow forwarding messages from it
join_to_send	Bool	Optional	Whether a user needs to join the supergroup before they can send messages: can be false only for discussion groups », toggle using channels.toggleJoinToSend
join_request	Bool	Optional	Whether a user's join request will have to be approved by administrators, toggle using channels.toggleJoinToSend
forum	Bool	Optional	Whether this supergroup is a forum
stories_hidden	Bool	Optional
stories_hidden_min	Bool	Optional
stories_unavailable	Bool	Optional
id	long	Yes	ID of the channel
access_hash	long	Optional	Access hash
title	string	Yes	Title
username	string	Optional	Username
photo	ChatPhoto	Optional	Profile photo
date	int	Yes	Date when the user joined the supergroup/channel, or if the user isn't a member, its creation date
restriction_reason	Array of RestrictionReason	Optional	Contains the reason why access to this channel must be restricted.
admin_rights	ChatAdminRights	Optional	Admin rights of the user in this channel (see rights)
banned_rights	ChatBannedRights	Optional	Banned rights of the user in this channel (see rights)
default_banned_rights	ChatBannedRights	Optional	Default chat rights (see rights)
participants_count	int	Optional	Participant count
usernames	Array of Username	Optional
stories_max_id	int	Optional
color	PeerColor	Optional
profile_color	PeerColor	Optional
emoji_status	EmojiStatus	Optional
level	int	Optional

Type: Chat

Example:

$channel = ['_' => 'channel', 'creator' => Bool, 'left' => Bool, 'broadcast' => Bool, 'verified' => Bool, 'megagroup' => Bool, 'restricted' => Bool, 'signatures' => Bool, 'min' => Bool, 'scam' => Bool, 'has_link' => Bool, 'has_geo' => Bool, 'slowmode_enabled' => Bool, 'call_active' => Bool, 'call_not_empty' => Bool, 'fake' => Bool, 'gigagroup' => Bool, 'noforwards' => Bool, 'join_to_send' => Bool, 'join_request' => Bool, 'forum' => Bool, 'stories_hidden' => Bool, 'stories_hidden_min' => Bool, 'stories_unavailable' => Bool, 'id' => long, 'access_hash' => long, 'title' => 'string', 'username' => 'string', 'photo' => ChatPhoto, 'date' => int, 'restriction_reason' => [RestrictionReason, RestrictionReason], 'admin_rights' => ChatAdminRights, 'banned_rights' => ChatBannedRights, 'default_banned_rights' => ChatBannedRights, 'participants_count' => int, 'usernames' => [Username, Username], 'stories_max_id' => int, 'color' => PeerColor, 'profile_color' => PeerColor, 'emoji_status' => EmojiStatus, 'level' => int];