--- title: channel description: Channel/supergroup info image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png --- # Constructor: channel [Back to constructors index](index.md) Channel/supergroup info ### Attributes: | Name | Type | Required | Description | |----------|---------------|----------|-------------| |creator|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Whether the current user is the creator of this channel| |kicked|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Kicked?| |left|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Whether the current user has left this channel| |editor|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Editor?| |moderator|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Moderator?| |broadcast|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Is this a channel?| |verified|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Is this channel verified by telegram?| |megagroup|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Is this a supergroup?| |restricted|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Whether viewing/writing in this channel for a reason (see `restriction_reason`| |id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|ID of the channel| |access\_hash|[long](../types/long.md) | Yes|Access hash| |title|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Title| |username|[string](../types/string.md) | Optional|Username| |photo|[ChatPhoto](../types/ChatPhoto.md) | Optional|Profile photo| |date|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Creation date| |version|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Version of the channel (always `0`)| |restriction\_reason|[string](../types/string.md) | Optional|Restriction reason| ### Type: [Chat](../types/Chat.md) ### Example: ```php $channel = ['_' => 'channel', 'creator' => Bool, 'kicked' => Bool, 'left' => Bool, 'editor' => Bool, 'moderator' => Bool, 'broadcast' => Bool, 'verified' => Bool, 'megagroup' => Bool, 'restricted' => Bool, 'id' => int, 'access_hash' => long, 'title' => 'string', 'username' => 'string', 'photo' => ChatPhoto, 'date' => int, 'version' => int, 'restriction_reason' => 'string']; ``` Or, if you're into Lua: ```lua channel={_='channel', creator=Bool, kicked=Bool, left=Bool, editor=Bool, moderator=Bool, broadcast=Bool, verified=Bool, megagroup=Bool, restricted=Bool, id=int, access_hash=long, title='string', username='string', photo=ChatPhoto, date=int, version=int, restriction_reason='string'} ```