# channels.getMessageAuthor

> Can only be invoked by non-bot admins of a [monoforum »](https://core.telegram.org/api/monoforum), obtains the original sender of a message sent by other monoforum admins to the monoforum, on behalf of the channel associated to the monoforum.

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Can only be invoked by non-bot admins of a [monoforum »](https://core.telegram.org/api/monoforum), obtains the original sender of a message sent by other monoforum admins to the monoforum, on behalf of the channel associated to the monoforum.

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|channel|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel](/API_docs/types/InputChannel.html) | ID of the monoforum. | Optional|
|id|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | ID of the message sent by a monoforum admin. | Optional|


### Return type: [User](/API_docs/types/User.html)

### Can users use this method: **YES**


### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### Can bots use this method over a business connection with the `businessConnectionId` flag: **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();

$User = $MadelineProto->channels->getMessageAuthor(channel: $InputChannel, id: $int, );
```