# read_channels

> **Function** in `langgraph`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langgraph/pregel/_io/read_channels)

## Signature

```python
read_channels(
    channels: Mapping[str, BaseChannel],
    select: Sequence[str] | str,
    *,
    skip_empty: bool = True,
) -> dict[str, Any] | Any
```

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph/blob/644815f9e5bc52ad8f7a5227a456227e9c3e639b/libs/langgraph/langgraph/pregel/_io.py#L38)