MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v42/methods/messages.getAllChats.md

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title: messages.getAllChats
description: Get all chats, channels and supergroups
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# Method: messages.getAllChats
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Get all chats, channels and supergroups

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|except\_ids|Array of [int](../types/int.md) | Except these chats/channels/supergroups | 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->messages->getAllChats(['except_ids' => [int, int], ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
messages.Chats = messages.getAllChats({except_ids={int}, })
```

### Errors

| Code | Type     | Description   |
|------|----------|---------------|
|401|SESSION_PASSWORD_NEEDED|2FA is enabled, use a password to login|