OpenIntegrations/docs/en/md/Telegram/Data-retrieval-and-settings/Get-updates.md

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# Get updates
Executes a request getUpdates, returning information about bot events. Used in polling mode


*Function GetUpdates(Val Token, Val Timeout = 0, Val Offset = "") Export*

 | Parameter | CLI option | Type | Destination |
 |-|-|-|-|
 | Token | --token | String | Bot token |
 | Timeout | --timeout | String, Number | Waiting time for new events |
 | Offset | --offset | String, Number | Offset in the list of received messages |

 
 Returns: Map Of KeyAndValue - Serialized JSON response from Telegram

```bsl title="Code example"
	
 Token = "6129457865:AAFyzNYOAFbu...";
 Result = OPI_Telegram.GetUpdates(Token);
 
	
```

```sh title="CLI command example"
 
 oint telegram GetUpdates --token "6129457865:AAFyzNYOAFbu..." --timeout %timeout% --offset %offset%


```


```json title="Result"

{
 "ok": true,
 "result": [
 {
 "update_id": 291366000,
 "channel_post": {
 "message_id": 4685,
 "sender_chat": {
 "id": -1001893407333,
 "title": "Test channel",
 "username": "testsichee",
 "type": "channel"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001893407333,
 "title": "Test channel",
 "username": "testsichee",
 "type": "channel"
 },
 "date": 1717054881,
 "pinned_message": {
 "message_id": 4670,
 "sender_chat": {
 "id": -1001893407333,
 "title": "Test channel",
 "username": "testsichee",
 "type": "channel"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001893407333,
 "title": "Test channel",
 "username": "testsichee",
 "type": "channel"
 },
 "date": 1717054721,
 "text": "String value"
 }
 }
 },
 {
 "update_id": 291366001,
 "message": {
 "message_id": 2446,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717054906,
 "message_thread_id": 2446,
 "forum_topic_created": {
 "name": "TestTopic fb0492fb-3a2d-4496-8309-b119226ef9f9",
 "icon_color": 7322096,
 "icon_custom_emoji_id": "5357419403325481346"
 },
 "is_topic_message": true
 }
 },
 {
 "update_id": 291366002,
 "message": {
 "message_id": 2448,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717054907,
 "message_thread_id": 2446,
 "reply_to_message": {
 "message_id": 2446,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717054906,
 "message_thread_id": 2446,
 "forum_topic_created": {
 "name": "TestTopic fb0492fb-3a2d-4496-8309-b119226ef9f9",
 "icon_color": 7322096,
 "icon_custom_emoji_id": "5357419403325481346"
 },
 "is_topic_message": true
 },
 "forum_topic_edited": {
 "name": "NewTestTitle",
 "icon_custom_emoji_id": "5310132165583840589"
 },
 "is_topic_message": true
 }
 },
 {
 "update_id": 291366003,
 "message": {
 "message_id": 2449,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717054912,
 "forum_topic_reopened": {}
 }
 },
 {
 "update_id": 291366004,
 "message": {
 "message_id": 2450,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717054912,
 "forum_topic_closed": {}
 }
 },
 {
 "update_id": 291366005,
 "message": {
 "message_id": 2451,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717054912,
 "message_thread_id": 2446,
 "reply_to_message": {
 "message_id": 2446,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717054906,
 "message_thread_id": 2446,
 "forum_topic_created": {
 "name": "TestTopic fb0492fb-3a2d-4496-8309-b119226ef9f9",
 "icon_color": 7322096,
 "icon_custom_emoji_id": "5357419403325481346"
 },
 "is_topic_message": true
 },
 "forum_topic_closed": {},
 "is_topic_message": true
 }
 },
 {
 "update_id": 291366006,
 "message": {
 "message_id": 2452,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717054937,
 "forum_topic_reopened": {}
 }
 },
 {
 "update_id": 291366007,
 "message": {
 "message_id": 2453,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717054937,
 "message_thread_id": 2446,
 "reply_to_message": {
 "message_id": 2446,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717054906,
 "message_thread_id": 2446,
 "forum_topic_created": {
 "name": "TestTopic fb0492fb-3a2d-4496-8309-b119226ef9f9",
 "icon_color": 7322096,
 "icon_custom_emoji_id": "5357419403325481346"
 },
 "is_topic_message": true
 },
 "forum_topic_reopened": {},
 "is_topic_message": true
 }
 },
 {
 "update_id": 291366008,
 "message": {
 "message_id": 2454,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717054995,
 "forum_topic_edited": {
 "name": "New main thread name b7ff8b12-563b-417f-8218-a460d59d7f7f"
 }
 }
 },
 {
 "update_id": 291366009,
 "message": {
 "message_id": 2455,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717055002,
 "general_forum_topic_hidden": {}
 }
 },
 {
 "update_id": 291366010,
 "message": {
 "message_id": 2456,
 "from": {
 "id": 6129457865,
 "is_bot": true,
 "first_name": "Vitaly The Bot",
 "username": "sicheebot"
 },
 "chat": {
 "id": -1001971186208,
 "title": "Test",
 "is_forum": true,
 "type": "supergroup"
 },
 "date": 1717055007,
 "general_forum_topic_unhidden": {}
 }
 }
 ]
}

```