--- title: messages.channelMessages description: Channel messages image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png --- # Constructor: messages.channelMessages [Back to constructors index](index.md) Channel messages ### Attributes: | Name | Type | Required | Description | |----------|---------------|----------|-------------| |pts|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|[Event count after generation](https://core.telegram.org/api/updates)| |count|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Total number of results were found server-side (may not be all included here)| |messages|Array of [Message](../types/Message.md) | Yes|Messages| |collapsed|Array of [MessageGroup](../types/MessageGroup.md) | Optional|Collapsed| |chats|Array of [Chat](../types/Chat.md) | Yes|Chats| |users|Array of [User](../types/User.md) | Yes|Users| ### Type: [messages\_Messages](../types/messages_Messages.md) ### Example: ```php $messages_channelMessages = ['_' => 'messages.channelMessages', 'pts' => int, 'count' => int, 'messages' => [Message, Message], 'collapsed' => [MessageGroup, MessageGroup], 'chats' => [Chat, Chat], 'users' => [User, User]]; ``` Or, if you're into Lua: ```lua messages_channelMessages={_='messages.channelMessages', pts=int, count=int, messages={Message}, collapsed={MessageGroup}, chats={Chat}, users={User}} ```