MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v38/methods/messages_startBot.md

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

Method: messages.startBot

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Parameters:

Name	Type	Required
bot	InputUser	Yes
chat_id	int	Yes
start_param	string	Yes

Return type: Updates

Example:

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $this->bot_login($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->startBot(['bot' => InputUser, 'chat_id' => int, 'start_param' => string, ]);

Or, if you're into Lua:

Updates = messages.startBot({bot=InputUser, chat_id=int, start_param=string, })