MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v40/methods/messages_readEncryptedHistory.md

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title: messages.readEncryptedHistory
description: messages.readEncryptedHistory parameters, return type and example
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## Method: messages.readEncryptedHistory  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|peer|[InputEncryptedChat](../types/InputEncryptedChat.md) | Yes|
|max\_date|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|


### Return type: [Bool](../types/Bool.md)

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


### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|MSG_WAIT_FAILED|A waiting call returned an error|


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    $code = readline('Enter the code you received: '); // Or do this in two separate steps in an HTTP API
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$Bool = $MadelineProto->messages->readEncryptedHistory(['peer' => InputEncryptedChat, 'max_date' => int, ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):

### As a bot:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline`

Parameters:

* method - messages.readEncryptedHistory
* params - `{"peer": InputEncryptedChat, "max_date": int, }`



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/messages.readEncryptedHistory`

Parameters:

peer - Json encoded InputEncryptedChat

max_date - Json encoded int




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
Bool = messages.readEncryptedHistory({peer=InputEncryptedChat, max_date=int, })
```