MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v45/constructors/channelMessagesFilter.md

---
title: channelMessagesFilter
description: channelMessagesFilter attributes, type and example
---
## Constructor: channelMessagesFilter  
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### Attributes:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|:-------------:|---------:|
|important\_only|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|exclude\_new\_messages|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|
|ranges|Array of [MessageRange](../types/MessageRange.md) | Yes|



### Type: [ChannelMessagesFilter](../types/ChannelMessagesFilter.md)


### Example:

```
$channelMessagesFilter = ['_' => 'channelMessagesFilter', 'important_only' => Bool, 'exclude_new_messages' => Bool, 'ranges' => [MessageRange]];
```  

[PWRTelegram](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) json-encoded version:

```
{"_": "channelMessagesFilter", "important_only": Bool, "exclude_new_messages": Bool, "ranges": [MessageRange]}
```


Or, if you're into Lua:  


```
channelMessagesFilter={_='channelMessagesFilter', important_only=Bool, exclude_new_messages=Bool, ranges={MessageRange}}

```