# account.initTakeoutSession

Intialize account takeout session

## Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Javascript" %}

```javascript
const {Api, TelegramClient} = require('telegram');
const {StringSession} = require('telegram/sessions');

const session = new StringSession('');
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});

(async function run() {
    const result = await client.invoke(new Api.account.initTakeoutSession({
        contacts: true,
        messageUsers: true,
        messageChats: true,
        messageMegagroups: true,
        messageChannels: true,
        files: true,
        fileMaxSize: 7615220,
        }));
    console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="TypeScript" %}

```typescript
import {Api, TelegramClient} from 'telegram';
import {StringSession} from 'telegram/sessions';

const session = new StringSession('');
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});

(async function run() {
    const result: Api.account.Takeout = await client.invoke(new Api.account.initTakeoutSession({
        contacts: true,
        messageUsers: true,
        messageChats: true,
        messageMegagroups: true,
        messageChannels: true,
        files: true,
        fileMaxSize: 7615220,
        }));
    console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## TL schema

```
account.takeout#4dba4501 id:long = account.Takeout;
---functions---
account.initTakeoutSession#f05b4804 flags:# contacts:flags.0?true message_users:flags.1?true message_chats:flags.2?true message_megagroups:flags.3?true message_channels:flags.4?true files:flags.5?true file_max_size:flags.5?int = account.Takeout;
```

## Parameters

|           Name          | Type                                                                                                                              | Description                                                                                             |
| :---------------------: | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|        **flags**        | [#](https://core.telegram.org/type/%23)                                                                                           | Flags, see [TL conditional fields](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields) |
|       **contacts**      | [flags](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields).0?[true](https://core.telegram.org/constructor/true) | Whether to export contacts                                                                              |
|    **message\_users**   | [flags](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields).1?[true](https://core.telegram.org/constructor/true) | Whether to export messages in private chats                                                             |
|    **message\_chats**   | [flags](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields).2?[true](https://core.telegram.org/constructor/true) | Whether to export messages in [legacy groups](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel)                    |
| **message\_megagroups** | [flags](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields).3?[true](https://core.telegram.org/constructor/true) | Whether to export messages in [supergroups](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel)                      |
|  **message\_channels**  | [flags](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields).4?[true](https://core.telegram.org/constructor/true) | Whether to export messages in [channels](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel)                         |
|        **files**        | [flags](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields).5?[true](https://core.telegram.org/constructor/true) | Whether to export files                                                                                 |
|   **file\_max\_size**   | [flags](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields).5?[int](https://core.telegram.org/type/int)          | Maximum size of files to export                                                                         |

## Result

[account.Takeout](https://core.telegram.org/type/account.Takeout)

## Possible errors

| Code | Type                    | Description                           |
| :--: | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
|  420 | TAKEOUT\_INIT\_DELAY\_X | Wait X seconds before initing takeout |

## Can bots use this methd ?

### yes

## Related pages

### [Channels](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel)

How to handle channels, supergroups, groups, and what's the difference between them.


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