MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v42/methods/channels_readHistory.md

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channels.readHistory	channels.readHistory parameters, return type and example

Method: channels.readHistory

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Parameters:

Name	Type	Required
channel	InputChannel	Yes
max_id	int	Yes

Return type: Bool

Example:

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
    $code = '';
    for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
        $code .= fgetc(STDIN);
    }
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$Bool = $MadelineProto->channels->readHistory(['channel' => InputChannel, 'max_id' => int, ]);

Or, if you're using the PWRTelegram HTTP API:

As a bot:

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

Parameters:

• method - channels.readHistory
• params - {"channel": InputChannel, "max_id": int, }

As a user:

POST/GET to https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/channels.readHistory

Parameters:

channel - Json encoded InputChannel

max_id - Json encoded int

Or, if you're into Lua:

Bool = channels.readHistory({channel=InputChannel, max_id=int, })