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

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channels.getMessages	Get [channel/supergroup](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel) messages	Telegram RPC API	Methods	https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png	/API_docs/methods/channels_getMessages.html

Method: channels.getMessages

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Warning: flood wait

Warning: this method is prone to rate limiting with flood waits, which can lead to !!! ACCOUNT BANS !!!, please use the updates event handler, instead (which is 100% safe) »

Warning: non-realtime results

Warning: this method is not suitable for receiving messages in real-time from chats and users, please use the updates event handler, instead »

Warning: this is probably NOT what you need

You probably need to use the updates event handler, instead » :)

Get channel/supergroup messages

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
channel	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel	Channel/supergroup	Optional
id	Array of Message ID or InputMessage	IDs of messages to get	Yes

Return type: messages.Messages

Can bots use this method: YES

MadelineProto Example (now async for huge speed and parallelism!):

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_Messages = $MadelineProto->channels->getMessages(channel: $InputChannel, id: [$InputMessage, $InputMessage], );