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title: channels.getImportantHistory
description: channels.getImportantHistory parameters, return type and example
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# Method: channels.getImportantHistory
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|channel|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel](../types/InputChannel.md) | Optional|
|offset\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|add\_offset|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|limit|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|max\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|min\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|


### Return type: [messages.Messages](../types/messages.Messages.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');
}
include 'madeline.php';

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

$messages.Messages = $MadelineProto->channels->getImportantHistory(['channel' => InputChannel, 'offset_id' => int, 'add_offset' => int, 'limit' => int, 'max_id' => int, 'min_id' => int, ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
messages.Messages = channels.getImportantHistory({channel=InputChannel, offset_id=int, add_offset=int, limit=int, max_id=int, min_id=int, })
```