MadelineProtoDocs/docs/API_docs/methods/account.initTakeoutSession.md

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account.initTakeoutSession	Initialize a [takeout session, see here » for more info](https://core.telegram.org/api/takeout).	Telegram RPC API	Methods	https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png	/API_docs/methods/account_initTakeoutSession.html

Method: account.initTakeoutSession

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Initialize a takeout session, see here » for more info.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
contacts	Bool	Whether to export contacts	Optional
message_users	Bool	Whether to export messages in private chats	Optional
message_chats	Bool	Whether to export messages in basic groups	Optional
message_megagroups	Bool	Whether to export messages in supergroups	Optional
message_channels	Bool	Whether to export messages in channels	Optional
files	Bool	Whether to export files	Optional
file_max_size	long	Maximum size of files to export	Optional

Return type: account.Takeout

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();

$account_Takeout = $MadelineProto->account->initTakeoutSession(contacts: $Bool, message_users: $Bool, message_chats: $Bool, message_megagroups: $Bool, message_channels: $Bool, files: $Bool, file_max_size: $long, );