--- title: messages.readMessageContents description: Mark message as read --- ## Method: messages.readMessageContents [Back to methods index](index.md) Mark message as read ### Parameters: | Name | Type | Required | Description | |----------|---------------|----------|-------------| |id|Array of [CLICK ME int](../types/int.md) | Yes|The messages to mark as read (only users and normal chats, not supergroups)| ### Return type: [messages\_AffectedMessages](../types/messages_AffectedMessages.md) ### Can bots use this method: **NO** ### 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(); $messages_AffectedMessages = $MadelineProto->messages->readMessageContents(['id' => [int, int], ]); ``` ### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto): ### As a user: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/messages.readMessageContents` Parameters: id - Json encoded array of int Or, if you're into Lua: ``` messages_AffectedMessages = messages.readMessageContents({id={int}, }) ```