MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v72/methods/channels_deleteHistory.md

title	description
channels.deleteHistory	Delete the history of a supergroup/channel

Method: channels.deleteHistory

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Delete the history of a supergroup/channel

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
channel	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel	Optional	The channel/supergroup
max_id	int	Yes	Maximum message ID to delete

Return type: Bool

Can bots use this method: YES

MadelineProto Example:

if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$Bool = $MadelineProto->channels->deleteHistory(['channel' => InputChannel, 'max_id' => int, ]);

PWRTelegram HTTP API example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):

As a bot:

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

Parameters:

• method - channels.deleteHistory
• params - {"channel": InputChannel, "max_id": int, }

As a user:

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

Parameters:

channel - Json encoded InputChannel

max_id - Json encoded int

Or, if you're into Lua:

Bool = channels.deleteHistory({channel=InputChannel, max_id=int, })