---
title: channels.exportMessageLink
description: channels.exportMessageLink parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: channels.exportMessageLink  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|channel|[InputChannel](../types/InputChannel.md) | Optional|
|id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|
|grouped|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Yes|


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

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|CHANNEL_INVALID|The provided channel is invalid|


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($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);
}

$ExportedMessageLink = $MadelineProto->channels->exportMessageLink(['channel' => InputChannel, 'id' => int, 'grouped' => Bool, ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/channels.exportMessageLink`

Parameters:

channel - Json encoded InputChannel

id - Json encoded int

grouped - Json encoded Bool




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
ExportedMessageLink = channels.exportMessageLink({channel=InputChannel, id=int, grouped=Bool, })
```