MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v29/methods/channels.getLeftChannels.md

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title: channels.getLeftChannels
description: Get a list of [channels/supergroups](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel) we left
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# Method: channels.getLeftChannels
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Get a list of [channels/supergroups](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel) we left

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|offset|[int](../types/int.md) | Offset for [pagination](https://core.telegram.org/api/offsets) | Yes|


### Return type: [messages.Chats](../types/messages.Chats.md)

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


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$messages.Chats = $MadelineProto->channels->getLeftChannels(['offset' => int, ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
messages.Chats = channels.getLeftChannels({offset=int, })
```

### Errors

| Code | Type     | Description   |
|------|----------|---------------|
|403|TAKEOUT_REQUIRED|A takeout session has to be initialized, first|