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title: migrateGroupChatToChannelChat
description: Creates new channel supergroup chat from existing group chat and send corresponding messageChatMigrateTo and messageChatMigrateFrom. Deactivates group
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## Method: migrateGroupChatToChannelChat  
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO


Creates new channel supergroup chat from existing group chat and send corresponding messageChatMigrateTo and messageChatMigrateFrom. Deactivates group

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|chat\_id|[int53](../types/int53.md) | Yes|Group chat identifier|


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