MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v81/methods/messages_readMessageContents.md

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title: messages.readMessageContents
description: Mark message as read
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
---
# Method: messages.readMessageContents  
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Mark message as read

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|id|Array of [int](../types/int.md) | The messages to mark as read (only users and normal chats, not supergroups) | Yes|


### Return type: [messages\_AffectedMessages](../types/messages_AffectedMessages.md)

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


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
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();

$messages_AffectedMessages = $MadelineProto->messages->readMessageContents(['id' => [int, int], ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
messages_AffectedMessages = messages.readMessageContents({id={int}, })
```