MadelineProtoDocs/docs/API_docs/methods/channels_joinChannel.md
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title: channels.joinChannel
description: Join a channel/supergroup
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
---
# Method: channels.joinChannel
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Join a channel/supergroup
### Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|channel|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel](../types/InputChannel.md) | The channel/supergroup to join | Optional|
### Return type: [Updates](../types/Updates.md)
### Can bots use this method: **NO**
### 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();
$Updates = $MadelineProto->channels->joinChannel(['channel' => InputChannel, ]);
```
Or, if you're into Lua:
```lua
Updates = channels.joinChannel({channel=InputChannel, })
```
### Errors this method can return:
| Error | Description |
|----------|---------------|
|CHANNEL_INVALID|The provided channel is invalid|
|CHANNEL_PRIVATE|You haven't joined this channel/supergroup|
|CHANNELS_TOO_MUCH|You have joined too many channels/supergroups|