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title: getChat
description: Returns information about a chat by its identifier, offline request if current user is not a bot
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# Method: getChat  
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO


Returns information about a chat by its identifier, offline request if current user is not a bot

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|chat\_id|[int53](../types/int53.md) | Chat identifier | Yes|


### Return type: [Chat](../types/Chat.md)