MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v40/methods/messages_getChats.md

title	description
messages.getChats	Get info about chats

Method: messages.getChats

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Get info about chats

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
id	Array of CLICK ME InputChat	Yes	The MTProto IDs of chats to fetch info about

Return type: messages_Chats

Can bots use this method: YES

Errors this method can return:

Error	Description
CHAT_ID_INVALID	The provided chat id is invalid
PEER_ID_INVALID	The provided peer id 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->messages->getChats(['id' => [InputChat, InputChat], ]);

PWRTelegram HTTP API example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):

As a bot:

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

Parameters:

• method - messages.getChats
• params - {"id": [InputChat], }

As a user:

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

Parameters:

id - Json encoded array of InputChat

Or, if you're into Lua:

messages_Chats = messages.getChats({id={InputChat}, })