MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v73/constructors/updates.channelDifference.md

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# Constructor: updates.channelDifference  
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The new updates

### Attributes:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|final|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Whether there are more updates to be fetched using getDifference, starting from the provided `pts`|
|pts|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|The [PTS](https://core.telegram.org/api/updates) from which to start getting updates the next time|
|timeout|[int](../types/int.md) | Optional|Clients are supposed to refetch the channel difference after timeout seconds have elapsed|
|new\_messages|Array of [Message](../types/Message.md) | Yes|New messages|
|other\_updates|Array of [Update](../types/Update.md) | Yes|Other updates|
|chats|Array of [Chat](../types/Chat.md) | Yes|Chats|
|users|Array of [User](../types/User.md) | Yes|Users|



### Type: [updates.ChannelDifference](../types/updates.ChannelDifference.md)


### Example:

```php
$updates.channelDifference = ['_' => 'updates.channelDifference', 'final' => Bool, 'pts' => int, 'timeout' => int, 'new_messages' => [Message, Message], 'other_updates' => [Update, Update], 'chats' => [Chat, Chat], 'users' => [User, User]];
```  


Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
updates.channelDifference={_='updates.channelDifference', final=Bool, pts=int, timeout=int, new_messages={Message}, other_updates={Update}, chats={Chat}, users={User}}

```