---
title: account.getPrivacy
description: account.getPrivacy parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: account.getPrivacy  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|key|[InputPrivacyKey](../types/InputPrivacyKey.md) | Yes|


### Return type: [account\_PrivacyRules](../types/account_PrivacyRules.md)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|PRIVACY_KEY_INVALID|The privacy key is invalid|


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($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);
}

$account_PrivacyRules = $MadelineProto->account->getPrivacy(['key' => InputPrivacyKey, ]);
```

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



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/account.getPrivacy`

Parameters:

key - Json encoded InputPrivacyKey




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
account_PrivacyRules = account.getPrivacy({key=InputPrivacyKey, })
```