MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v45/methods/messages_sendBroadcast.md

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messages.sendBroadcast	messages.sendBroadcast parameters, return type and example

Method: messages.sendBroadcast

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Parameters:

Name	Type	Required
contacts	Array of InputUser	Yes
message	string	Yes
media	InputMedia	Yes

Return type: Updates

Example:

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
    $code = '';
    for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
        $code .= fgetc(STDIN);
    }
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$Updates = $MadelineProto->messages->sendBroadcast(['contacts' => [InputUser], 'message' => 'string', 'media' => InputMedia, ]);

Or, if you're using PWRTelegram:

As a bot:

POST/GET to https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline

Parameters:

• method - messages.sendBroadcast
• params - {"contacts": [InputUser], "message": "string", "media": InputMedia, }

As a user:

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

Parameters:

contacts - Json encoded array of InputUser message - Json encoded string media - Json encoded InputMedia

Or, if you're into Lua:

Updates = messages.sendBroadcast({contacts={InputUser}, message='string', media=InputMedia, })

## Return value 

If the length of the provided message is bigger than 4096, the message will be split in chunks and the method will be called multiple times, with the same parameters (except for the message), and an array of [Updates](../types/Updates.md) will be returned instead.