MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v41/methods/messages.deactivateChat.md

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title: messages.deactivateChat
description: Deactivate chat
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
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# Method: messages.deactivateChat  
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Deactivate chat

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|chat\_id|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | The chat to deactivate | Optional|
|enabled|[Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Activate or deactivate? | Yes|


### Return type: [Updates](../types/Updates.md)

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### 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();

$Updates = $MadelineProto->messages->deactivateChat(['chat_id' => InputPeer, 'enabled' => Bool, ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
Updates = messages.deactivateChat({chat_id=InputPeer, enabled=Bool, })
```