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title: checkChatInviteLink
description: Checks chat invite link for validness and returns information about the corresponding chat
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## Method: checkChatInviteLink
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO
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Checks chat invite link for validness and returns information about the corresponding chat
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### Parameters:
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| Name | Type | Required | Description |
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|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
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|invite\_link|[CLICK ME string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Invite link to check. Should begin with "https: t.me/joinchat/", "https: telegram.me/joinchat/" or "https: telegram.dog/joinchat/"|
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### Return type: [ChatInviteLinkInfo](../types/ChatInviteLinkInfo.md)