--- title: channels.updatePinnedMessage description: Set the pinned message of a channel/supergroup --- ## Method: channels.updatePinnedMessage [Back to methods index](index.md) Set the pinned message of a channel/supergroup ### Parameters: | Name | Type | Required | Description | |----------|---------------|----------|-------------| |silent|[CLICK ME Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Optional|Pin silently| |channel|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel](../types/InputChannel.md) | Optional|The channel/supergroup| |id|[CLICK ME int](../types/int.md) | Yes|The ID of the message to pin| ### Return type: [Updates](../types/Updates.md) ### Can bots use this method: **YES** ### Errors this method can return: | Error | Description | |----------|---------------| |CHANNEL_INVALID|The provided channel is invalid| |CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED|You must be an admin in this chat to do this| |CHAT_ID_INVALID|The provided chat id is invalid| |CHAT_NOT_MODIFIED|The pinned message wasn't modified| ### MadelineProto Example: ``` if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) { copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php'); } include 'madeline.php'; // !!! This API id/API hash combination will not work !!! // !!! You must get your own @ my.telegram.org !!! $api_id = 0; $api_hash = ''; $MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline', ['app_info' => ['api_id' => $api_id, 'api_hash' => $api_hash]]); $MadelineProto->start(); $Updates = $MadelineProto->channels->updatePinnedMessage(['silent' => Bool, 'channel' => InputChannel, 'id' => int, ]); ``` ### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto): ### As a bot: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline` Parameters: * method - channels.updatePinnedMessage * params - `{"silent": Bool, "channel": InputChannel, "id": int, }` ### As a user: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/channels.updatePinnedMessage` Parameters: silent - Json encoded Bool channel - Json encoded InputChannel id - Json encoded int Or, if you're into Lua: ``` Updates = channels.updatePinnedMessage({silent=Bool, channel=InputChannel, id=int, }) ```