---
title: messages.setTyping
description: messages.setTyping parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: messages.setTyping  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|peer|[InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Optional|
|action|[SendMessageAction](../types/SendMessageAction.md) | Yes|


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

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|CHANNEL_INVALID|The provided channel is invalid|
|CHANNEL_PRIVATE|You haven't joined this channel/supergroup|
|CHAT_ID_INVALID|The provided chat id is invalid|
|PEER_ID_INVALID|The provided peer id is invalid|
|USER_BANNED_IN_CHANNEL|You're banned from sending messages in supergroups/channels|
|USER_IS_BLOCKED|User is blocked|
|USER_IS_BOT|Bots can't send messages to other bots|
|CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN|You can't write in this chat|


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    $code = readline('Enter the code you received: '); // Or do this in two separate steps in an HTTP API
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$Bool = $MadelineProto->messages->setTyping(['peer' => InputPeer, 'action' => SendMessageAction, ]);
```

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 - messages.setTyping
* params - `{"peer": InputPeer, "action": SendMessageAction, }`



### As a user:

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

Parameters:

peer - Json encoded InputPeer

action - Json encoded SendMessageAction




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
Bool = messages.setTyping({peer=InputPeer, action=SendMessageAction, })
```