MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v18/constructors/chat.md

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

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|title|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
|photo|[ChatPhoto](../types/ChatPhoto.md) | Yes|
|participants\_count|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|date|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|left|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Yes|
|version|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|



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


### Example:

```
$chat = ['_' => 'chat', 'id' => int, 'title' => 'string', 'photo' => ChatPhoto, 'participants_count' => int, 'date' => int, 'left' => Bool, 'version' => int];
```  

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

```
{"_": "chat", "id": int, "title": "string", "photo": ChatPhoto, "participants_count": int, "date": int, "left": Bool, "version": int}
```


Or, if you're into Lua:  


```
chat={_='chat', id=int, title='string', photo=ChatPhoto, participants_count=int, date=int, left=Bool, version=int}

```