MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v81/methods/channels_getMessages.md

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Method: channels.getMessages

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Get channel/supergroup messages

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
channel	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel	The channel/supergroup	Optional
id	Array of Message ID or InputMessage	The message IDs	Yes

Return type: messages_Messages

Can bots use this method: YES

MadelineProto Example:

if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
define('MADELINE_BRANCH', '');
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$messages_Messages = $MadelineProto->channels->getMessages(['channel' => InputChannel, 'id' => [InputMessage, InputMessage], ]);

Or, if you're into Lua:

messages_Messages = channels.getMessages({channel=InputChannel, id={InputMessage}, })

Errors this method can return:

Error	Description
CHANNEL_INVALID	The provided channel is invalid
CHANNEL_PRIVATE	You haven't joined this channel/supergroup
MESSAGE_IDS_EMPTY	No message ids were provided