MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v81/methods/messages.getSplitRanges.md

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title: messages.getSplitRanges
description: Get message ranges for saving the user's chat history
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# Method: messages.getSplitRanges  
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Get message ranges for saving the user's chat history



### Return type: [Vector\_of\_MessageRange](../types/MessageRange.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();

$Vector_of_MessageRange = $MadelineProto->messages->getSplitRanges();
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
Vector_of_MessageRange = messages.getSplitRanges({})
```