--- title: channels.getChannels description: Get info about multiple channels/supergroups --- ## Method: channels.getChannels [Back to methods index](index.md) Get info about multiple channels/supergroups ### Parameters: | Name | Type | Required | Description | |----------|---------------|----------|-------------| |id|Array of [Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel](../types/InputChannel.md) | Yes|The channel/supergroup MTProto IDs| ### Return type: [messages\_Chats](../types/messages_Chats.md) ### Can bots use this method: **YES** ### Errors this method can return: | Error | Description | |----------|---------------| |CHANNEL_INVALID|The provided channel is invalid| |CHANNEL_PRIVATE|You haven't joined this channel/supergroup| |NEED_CHAT_INVALID|The provided chat is invalid| ### MadelineProto Example: ``` if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) { copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php'); } include 'madeline.php'; // !!! This API id/API hash combination will not work !!! // !!! You must get your own @ my.telegram.org !!! $api_id = 0; $api_hash = ''; $MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline', ['app_info' => ['api_id' => $api_id, 'api_hash' => $api_hash]]); $MadelineProto->start(); $messages_Chats = $MadelineProto->channels->getChannels(['id' => [InputChannel, InputChannel], ]); ``` ### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto): ### As a bot: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline` Parameters: * method - channels.getChannels * params - `{"id": [InputChannel], }` ### As a user: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/channels.getChannels` Parameters: id - Json encoded array of InputChannel Or, if you're into Lua: ``` messages_Chats = channels.getChannels({id={InputChannel}, }) ```