MadelineProto/docs/TD_docs/methods/sendBotStartMessage.md

---
title: sendBotStartMessage
description: Invites bot to a chat (if it is not in the chat) and send /start to it. Bot can't be invited to a private chat other than chat with the bot. Bots can't be invited to broadcast channel chats and secret chats. Returns sent message
---
## Method: sendBotStartMessage  
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO


Invites bot to a chat (if it is not in the chat) and send /start to it. Bot can't be invited to a private chat other than chat with the bot. Bots can't be invited to broadcast channel chats and secret chats. Returns sent message

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|bot\_user\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Identifier of the bot|
|chat\_id|[int53](../types/int53.md) | Yes|Identifier of the chat|
|parameter|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|Hidden parameter sent to bot for deep linking (https: api.telegram.org/bots#deep-linking)|


### Return type: [Message](../types/Message.md)
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			`title: sendBotStartMessage`
docufix 2017-12-21 21:08:25 +01:00			`description: Invites bot to a chat (if it is not in the chat) and send /start to it. Bot can't be invited to a private chat other than chat with the bot. Bots can't be invited to broadcast channel chats and secret chats. Returns sent message`
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			`## Method: sendBotStartMessage`
			`[Back to methods index](index.md)`


Add TD warnings 2017-06-06 18:39:21 +02:00			`YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO`


docufix 2017-12-21 21:08:25 +01:00			`Invites bot to a chat (if it is not in the chat) and send /start to it. Bot can't be invited to a private chat other than chat with the bot. Bots can't be invited to broadcast channel chats and secret chats. Returns sent message`
HUGE bugfixes and code reorganization, implemented secret chats and a lua wrapper 2017-03-11 19:54:51 +01:00
Documentation rework (#349) * Documentation rework * Apply fixes from StyleCI * Documentation fixes * Login as bot through web/cli API, allow using invite links in joinChannel, full invite links in importChatInvite and checkChatInvite, non-invite links in importChatInvite * Apply fixes from StyleCI * Logging fixes * Build docs * Add methods to modify start template, bugfix to logging and keyboard conversion * Add TL documentator * Document MTProto methods * Documenting methods... * 7% documented * Bugfixes * Update docs * Update docs * Simplify file management * Implement automatic object conversion for media, and more awesome stuff * Implement automatic object conversion for media, and more awesome stuff * Implement event update handler and file upload/download callback * Auto-detect mime type, duration, width and height of media * Update docs * Document new file functions * Fix links * Fix links * Update bot.php to use event loop * Implement webhook update handler and forking in main loop * Build docs * Better docs * Fixes to secret chats * Almost finished updating docs * Bugfixes, implemented infinite loop for loop() method, almost finished docs * Finish writing docs * Add automatic documentation builder script * Finished writing docs 2018-03-20 12:48:05 +01:00			`### Parameters:`
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			`\| Name \| Type \| Required \| Description \|`
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docufix 2017-09-29 15:50:59 +02:00			`\|chat\_id\|[int53](../types/int53.md) \| Yes\|Identifier of the chat\|`
HUGE bugfixes and code reorganization, implemented secret chats and a lua wrapper 2017-03-11 19:54:51 +01:00			`\|parameter\|[string](../types/string.md) \| Yes\|Hidden parameter sent to bot for deep linking (https: api.telegram.org/bots#deep-linking)\|`


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