MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v41/methods/channels_deleteMessages.md

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channels.deleteMessages	channels.deleteMessages parameters, return type and example

Method: channels.deleteMessages

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Parameters:

Name	Type	Required
channel	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel	Optional
id	Array of CLICK ME int	Yes

Return type: messages_AffectedMessages

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
MESSAGE_DELETE_FORBIDDEN	You can't delete one of the messages you tried to delete, most likely because it is a service message.

MadelineProto Example:

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

// !!! This API id/API hash combination will not work !!!
// !!! You must get your own @ my.telegram.org !!!
$api_id = 0;
$api_hash = '';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline', ['app_info' => ['api_id' => $api_id, 'api_hash' => $api_hash]]);
$MadelineProto->start();

$messages_AffectedMessages = $MadelineProto->channels->deleteMessages(['channel' => InputChannel, 'id' => [int, int], ]);

PWRTelegram HTTP API example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):

As a bot:

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

Parameters:

• method - channels.deleteMessages
• params - {"channel": InputChannel, "id": [int], }

As a user:

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

Parameters:

channel - Json encoded InputChannel

id - Json encoded array of int

Or, if you're into Lua:

messages_AffectedMessages = channels.deleteMessages({channel=InputChannel, id={int}, })