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title: channels.getInactiveChannels
description: channels.getInactiveChannels parameters, return type and example
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# Method: channels.getInactiveChannels  
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### Return type: [messages.InactiveChats](../types/messages.InactiveChats.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.InactiveChats = $MadelineProto->channels->getInactiveChannels();
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
messages.InactiveChats = channels.getInactiveChannels({})
```