MadelineProto/docs/TD_docs/methods/addChatMembers.md

---
title: addChatMembers
description: Adds many new members to the chat. Currently, available only for channels. Can't be used to join the channel. Member will not be added until chat state will be synchronized with the server. Member will not be added if application is killed before it can send request to the server
---
## Method: addChatMembers  
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO


Adds many new members to the chat. Currently, available only for channels. Can't be used to join the channel. Member will not be added until chat state will be synchronized with the server. Member will not be added if application is killed before it can send request to the server

### Params:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|:-------------:|:--------:|------------:|
|chat\_id|[InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Yes|Chat identifier|
|user\_ids|Array of [int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Identifiers of the users to add|


### Return type: [Ok](../types/Ok.md)

### 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);
}

$Ok = $MadelineProto->addChatMembers(['chat_id' => InputPeer, 'user_ids' => [int], ]);
```

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 - addChatMembers
* params - `{"chat_id": InputPeer, "user_ids": [int], }`



### As a user:

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

Parameters:

chat_id - Json encoded InputPeer
user_ids - Json encoded  array of int



Or, if you're into Lua:

```
Ok = addChatMembers({chat_id=InputPeer, user_ids={int}, })
```