# messageReplies

> Info about the comment section of a channel post, a simple message thread, a forum topic, or a direct messages topic (all features ultimately based on message threads).

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Info about [the comment section of a channel post, a simple message thread, a forum topic, or a direct messages topic](https://core.telegram.org/api/threads) (all features ultimately based on message threads).

### Attributes:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|comments|[Bool](/API_docs/types/Bool.html) | Optional|Whether this constructor contains information about the [comment section of a channel post, or a simple message thread](https://core.telegram.org/api/threads)|
|replies|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Yes|Contains the total number of replies in this thread or comment section.|
|replies\_pts|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Yes|[PTS](https://core.telegram.org/api/updates) of the message that started this thread.|
|recent\_repliers|Array of [Peer](/API_docs/types/Peer.html) | Optional|For channel post comments, contains information about the last few comment posters for a specific thread, to show a small list of commenter profile pictures in client previews.|
|channel\_id|[long](/API_docs/types/long.html) | Optional|For channel post comments, contains the ID of the associated [discussion supergroup](https://core.telegram.org/api/discussion)|
|max\_id|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Optional|ID of the latest message in this thread or comment section.|
|read\_max\_id|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Optional|Contains the ID of the latest read message in this thread or comment section.|



### Type: [MessageReplies](/API_docs/types/MessageReplies.html)


### Example:

```
$messageReplies = ['_' => 'messageReplies', 'comments' => Bool, 'replies' => int, 'replies_pts' => int, 'recent_repliers' => [Peer, Peer], 'channel_id' => long, 'max_id' => int, 'read_max_id' => int];
```