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---functions--- <a href='/method/channels.getChannelRecommendations'>channels.getChannelRecommendations</a>#25a71742 flags:<a href='/type/%23'>#</a> channel:flags.0?<a href='/type/InputChannel'>InputChannel</a> = <a href='/type/messages.Chats'>messages.Chats</a>;</code></pre> <p>Clients should invoke <a href="/method/channels.getChannelRecommendations">channels.getChannelRecommendations</a> after joining a <a href="/api/channel">channel</a> (passing the channel's peer in <code>channel</code>), automatically displaying a popup with a list of similarly themed channels. </p> <p>The same method should also be invoked when opening a special "Similar channels" tab in the channel's profile (similar to the Media/Links/Gifs/etc tabs). </p> <p>The method should also be called <em>without</em> setting the <code>channel</code> flag in the "Similar channels" section of the "Channels" tab of global search, to return a <em>global</em> list of recommended channels, similar to the ones the current user has already joined, see <a href="/api/search#global-search">here聽禄</a> for more info. </p> <p>The maximum number of similar channels that can be recommended by <a href="/method/channels.getChannelRecommendations">channels.getChannelRecommendations禄</a> to <a href="/api/premium">Premium</a>/non-<a href="/api/premium">Premium</a> users is contained in the <a href="/api/config#recommended-channels-limit-premium">recommended_channels_limit_premium</a>/<a href="/api/config#recommended-channels-limit-default">recommended_channels_limit_default</a> app configuration keys.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer_wrap"> <div class="footer_columns_wrap footer_desktop"> <div class="footer_column footer_column_telegram"> <h5>Telegram</h5> <div class="footer_telegram_description"></div> Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed. </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/faq">About</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="//telegram.org/faq">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="//telegram.org/privacy">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="//telegram.org/press">Press</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/apps#mobile-apps">Mobile Apps</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="//telegram.org/dl/ios">iPhone/iPad</a></li> <li><a href="//telegram.org/android">Android</a></li> <li><a href="//telegram.org/dl/web">Mobile Web</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/apps#desktop-apps">Desktop Apps</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="//desktop.telegram.org/">PC/Mac/Linux</a></li> <li><a href="//macos.telegram.org/">macOS</a></li> <li><a href="//telegram.org/dl/web">Web-browser</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer_column footer_column_platform"> <h5><a href="/">Platform</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="/api">API</a></li> <li><a href="//translations.telegram.org/">Translations</a></li> <li><a href="//instantview.telegram.org/">Instant View</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="footer_columns_wrap footer_mobile"> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/faq">About</a></h5> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/blog">Blog</a></h5> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/apps">Apps</a></h5> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="/">Platform</a></h5> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="//telegram.org/press">Press</a></h5> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/js/main.js?47"></script> <script src="/js/jquery.min.js?1"></script> <script src="/js/bootstrap.min.js?1"></script> <script>window.initDevPageNav&&initDevPageNav(); 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