MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v97/methods/channels_getChannels.md

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title: channels.getChannels
description: Get info about multiple channels/supergroups
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
---
# Method: channels.getChannels  
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Get info about multiple channels/supergroups

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|id|Array of [Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel](../types/InputChannel.md) | The channel/supergroup MTProto IDs | Yes|


### Return type: [messages\_Chats](../types/messages_Chats.md)

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### 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');
}
define('MADELINE_BRANCH', '');
include 'madeline.php';

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

$messages_Chats = $MadelineProto->channels->getChannels(['id' => [InputChannel, InputChannel], ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
messages_Chats = channels.getChannels({id={InputChannel}, })
```

### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|CHANNEL_INVALID|The provided channel is invalid|
|CHANNEL_PRIVATE|You haven't joined this channel/supergroup|
|NEED_CHAT_INVALID|The provided chat is invalid|