# messages.getMessagesViews

> Get and increase the view counter of a message sent or forwarded from a [channel](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel)

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Get and increase the view counter of a message sent or forwarded from a [channel](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel)

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|peer|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](/API_docs/types/InputPeer.html) | Peer where the message was found | Optional|
|id|Array of [int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | ID of message | Yes|
|increment|[Bool](/API_docs/types/Bool.html) | Whether to mark the message as viewed and increment the view counter | Yes|


### Return type: [messages.MessageViews](/API_docs/types/messages.MessageViews.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();

$messages_MessageViews = $MadelineProto->messages->getMessagesViews(peer: $InputPeer, id: [$int, $int], increment: $Bool, );
```