MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v18/methods/messages_sendMedia.md

---
title: messages.sendMedia
description: messages.sendMedia parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: messages.sendMedia  
[Back to methods index](index.md)


### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|peer|[InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Yes|
|media|[InputMedia](../types/InputMedia.md) | Yes|


### Return type: [messages\_StatedMessage](../types/messages_StatedMessage.md)

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
    $code = '';
    for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
        $code .= fgetc(STDIN);
    }
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$messages_StatedMessage = $MadelineProto->messages->sendMedia(['peer' => InputPeer, 'media' => InputMedia, ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):

### As a bot:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline`

Parameters:

* method - messages.sendMedia
* params - `{"peer": InputPeer, "media": InputMedia, }`



### As a user:

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

Parameters:

peer - Json encoded InputPeer

media - Json encoded InputMedia




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
messages_StatedMessage = messages.sendMedia({peer=InputPeer, media=InputMedia, })
```