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title: geochats.checkin
description: Join a geochat
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
redirect_from: /API_docs/methods/geochats_checkin.html
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# Method: geochats.checkin  
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Join a geochat

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|peer|[InputGeoChat](../types/InputGeoChat.md) | The geochat | Yes|


### Return type: [geochats.StatedMessage](../types/geochats.StatedMessage.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();

$geochats.StatedMessage = $MadelineProto->geochats->checkin(['peer' => InputGeoChat, ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
geochats.StatedMessage = geochats.checkin({peer=InputGeoChat, })
```