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---
title: messages.startBot
description: Start a bot
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image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
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---
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# Method: messages.startBot
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[Back to methods index](index.md)
Start a bot
### Parameters:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|bot|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputUser](../types/InputUser.md) | Optional|The bot's ID or username|
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|chat\_id|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Optional|Chat ID|
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|start\_param|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|The bot's start parameter|
### Return type: [Updates](../types/Updates.md)
### Can bots use this method: **NO**
### 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');
$MadelineProto->start();
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$Updates = $MadelineProto->messages->startBot(['bot' => InputUser, 'chat_id' => InputPeer, 'start_param' => 'string', ]);
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```
### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):
### As a user:
POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/messages.startBot`
Parameters:
bot - Json encoded InputUser
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chat_id - Json encoded InputPeer
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start_param - Json encoded string
Or, if you're into Lua:
```
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Updates = messages.startBot({bot=InputUser, chat_id=InputPeer, start_param='string', })
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```
### Errors this method can return:
| Error | Description |
|----------|---------------|
|BOT_INVALID|This is not a valid bot|
|PEER_ID_INVALID|The provided peer id is invalid|
|START_PARAM_EMPTY|The start parameter is empty|
|START_PARAM_INVALID|Start parameter invalid|