MadelineProtoDocs/docs/API_docs/methods/messages.getHistory.md

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messages.getHistory	Returns the conversation history with one interlocutor / within a chat	Telegram RPC API	Methods	https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png	/API_docs/methods/messages_getHistory.html

Method: messages.getHistory

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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 » :)

Returns the conversation history with one interlocutor / within a chat

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
peer	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer	Target peer	Optional
offset_id	int	Only return messages starting from the specified message ID	Optional
offset_date	int	Only return messages sent before the specified date	Optional
add_offset	int	Number of list elements to be skipped, negative values are also accepted.	Optional
limit	int	Number of results to return	Optional
max_id	int	If a positive value was transferred, the method will return only messages with IDs less than max_id	Optional
min_id	int	If a positive value was transferred, the method will return only messages with IDs more than min_id	Optional
hash	Array of [long|string](/API_docs/types/long	string.html)	Result hash

Return type: messages.Messages

Can bots use this method: NO

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->messages->getHistory(peer: $InputPeer, offset_id: $int, offset_date: $int, add_offset: $int, limit: $int, max_id: $int, min_id: $int, hash: [$long|string, $long|string], );