MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v65/methods/messages_readMessageContents.md

---
title: messages.readMessageContents
description: Mark message as read
---
## Method: messages.readMessageContents  
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Mark message as read

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|id|Array of [CLICK ME int](../types/int.md) | Yes|The messages to mark as read (only users and normal chats, not supergroups)|


### Return type: [messages\_AffectedMessages](../types/messages_AffectedMessages.md)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### MadelineProto Example:


```
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_AffectedMessages = $MadelineProto->messages->readMessageContents(['id' => [int, int], ]);
```

### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/messages.readMessageContents`

Parameters:

id - Json encoded  array of int




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
messages_AffectedMessages = messages.readMessageContents({id={int}, })
```