MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v42/methods/README.md

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# What do you want to do?  
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* [Logout](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/logout.html)

* [Login](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/LOGIN.html)

* [Get all chats, broadcast a message to all chats](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/DIALOGS.html)

* [Get the full participant list of a channel/group/supergroup](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/get_pwr_chat.html)

* [Get full info about a user/chat/supergroup/channel](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/get_full_info.html)

* [Get info about a user/chat/supergroup/channel](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/get_info.html)

* [Get info about the currently logged-in user](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/get_self.html)

* [Upload or download files up to 1.5 GB](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/FILES.html)

* [Make a phone call and play a song](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/CALLS.html)

* [Create a secret chat bot](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/SECRET_CHATS.html)

* <a href="messages_installStickerSet.html" name="messages_installStickerSet">Add a sticker set: messages.installStickerSet</a>  

* <a href="messages_addChatUser.html" name="messages_addChatUser">Add a user to a normal chat (use channels->inviteToChannel for supergroups): messages.addChatUser</a>  

* <a href="contacts_importContacts.html" name="contacts_importContacts">Add phone number as contact: contacts.importContacts</a>  

* <a href="channels_inviteToChannel.html" name="channels_inviteToChannel">Add users to channel/supergroup: channels.inviteToChannel</a>  

* <a href="contacts_block.html" name="contacts_block">Block a user: contacts.block</a>  

* <a href="account_updateNotifySettings.html" name="account_updateNotifySettings">Change notification settings: account.updateNotifySettings</a>  

* <a href="account_changePhone.html" name="account_changePhone">Change the phone number associated to this account: account.changePhone</a>  

* <a href="account_sendChangePhoneCode.html" name="account_sendChangePhoneCode">Change the phone number: account.sendChangePhoneCode</a>  

* <a href="photos_updateProfilePhoto.html" name="photos_updateProfilePhoto">Change the profile photo: photos.updateProfilePhoto</a>  

* <a href="messages_setTyping.html" name="messages_setTyping">Change typing status: messages.setTyping</a>  

* <a href="messages_checkChatInvite.html" name="messages_checkChatInvite">Check if an invitation link is valid: messages.checkChatInvite</a>  

* <a href="auth_checkPhone.html" name="auth_checkPhone">Check if this phone number is registered on telegram: auth.checkPhone</a>  

* <a href="account_checkUsername.html" name="account_checkUsername">Check if this username is available: account.checkUsername</a>  

* <a href="channels_checkUsername.html" name="channels_checkUsername">Check if this username is free and can be assigned to a channel/supergroup: channels.checkUsername</a>  

* <a href="messages_migrateChat.html" name="messages_migrateChat">Convert chat to supergroup: messages.migrateChat</a>  

* <a href="messages_createChat.html" name="messages_createChat">Create a chat (not supergroup): messages.createChat</a>  

* <a href="channels_createChannel.html" name="channels_createChannel">Create channel/supergroup: channels.createChannel</a>  

* <a href="account_resetAuthorization.html" name="account_resetAuthorization">Delete a certain session: account.resetAuthorization</a>  

* <a href="channels_deleteChannel.html" name="channels_deleteChannel">Delete a channel/supergroup: channels.deleteChannel</a>  

* <a href="contacts_deleteContact.html" name="contacts_deleteContact">Delete a contact: contacts.deleteContact</a>  

* <a href="messages_deleteChatUser.html" name="messages_deleteChatUser">Delete a user from a chat (not supergroup): messages.deleteChatUser</a>  

* <a href="auth_resetAuthorizations.html" name="auth_resetAuthorizations">Delete all logged-in sessions.: auth.resetAuthorizations</a>  

* <a href="channels_deleteUserHistory.html" name="channels_deleteUserHistory">Delete all messages of a user in a channel/supergroup: channels.deleteUserHistory</a>  

* <a href="channels_deleteMessages.html" name="channels_deleteMessages">Delete channel/supergroup messages: channels.deleteMessages</a>  

* <a href="messages_deleteHistory.html" name="messages_deleteHistory">Delete chat history: messages.deleteHistory</a>  

* <a href="messages_deleteMessages.html" name="messages_deleteMessages">Delete messages: messages.deleteMessages</a>  

* <a href="contacts_deleteContacts.html" name="contacts_deleteContacts">Delete multiple contacts: contacts.deleteContacts</a>  

* <a href="photos_deletePhotos.html" name="photos_deletePhotos">Delete profile photos: photos.deletePhotos</a>  

* <a href="account_deleteAccount.html" name="account_deleteAccount">Delete this account: account.deleteAccount</a>  

* <a href="account_updateDeviceLocked.html" name="account_updateDeviceLocked">Disable all notifications for a certain period: account.updateDeviceLocked</a>  

* <a href="channels_editAdmin.html" name="channels_editAdmin">Edit admin permissions of a user in a channel/supergroup: channels.editAdmin</a>  

* <a href="messages_editChatAdmin.html" name="messages_editChatAdmin">Edit admin permissions: messages.editChatAdmin</a>  

* <a href="channels_editAbout.html" name="channels_editAbout">Edit the about text of a channel/supergroup: channels.editAbout</a>  

* <a href="messages_editChatPhoto.html" name="messages_editChatPhoto">Edit the photo of a normal chat (not supergroup): messages.editChatPhoto</a>  

* <a href="channels_editPhoto.html" name="channels_editPhoto">Edit the photo of a supergroup/channel: channels.editPhoto</a>  

* <a href="messages_editChatTitle.html" name="messages_editChatTitle">Edit the title of a normal chat (not supergroup): messages.editChatTitle</a>  

* <a href="channels_editTitle.html" name="channels_editTitle">Edit the title of a supergroup/channel: channels.editTitle</a>  

* <a href="messages_toggleChatAdmins.html" name="messages_toggleChatAdmins">Enable all users are admins in normal groups (not supergroups): messages.toggleChatAdmins</a>  

* <a href="channels_toggleComments.html" name="channels_toggleComments">Enable channel comments: channels.toggleComments</a>  

* <a href="messages_exportChatInvite.html" name="messages_exportChatInvite">Export chat invite : messages.exportChatInvite</a>  

* <a href="contacts_exportCard.html" name="contacts_exportCard">Export contact as card: contacts.exportCard</a>  

* <a href="channels_exportInvite.html" name="channels_exportInvite">Export the invite link of a channel: channels.exportInvite</a>  

* <a href="messages_forwardMessage.html" name="messages_forwardMessage">Forward message: messages.forwardMessage</a>  

* <a href="messages_forwardMessages.html" name="messages_forwardMessages">Forward messages: messages.forwardMessages</a>  

* <a href="messages_getStickerSet.html" name="messages_getStickerSet">Get a stickerset: messages.getStickerSet</a>  

* <a href="account_getAccountTTL.html" name="account_getAccountTTL">Get account TTL: account.getAccountTTL</a>  

* <a href="contacts_getContacts.html" name="contacts_getContacts">Get all contacts: contacts.getContacts</a>  

* <a href="account_getAuthorizations.html" name="account_getAuthorizations">Get all logged-in authorizations: account.getAuthorizations</a>  

* <a href="messages_getAllStickers.html" name="messages_getAllStickers">Get all stickerpacks: messages.getAllStickers</a>  

* <a href="messages_getMessagesViews.html" name="messages_getMessagesViews">Get and increase message views: messages.getMessagesViews</a>  

* <a href="contacts_getBlocked.html" name="contacts_getBlocked">Get blocked users: contacts.getBlocked</a>  

* <a href="channels_getDialogs.html" name="channels_getDialogs">Get channel dialogs: channels.getDialogs</a>  

* <a href="channels_getMessages.html" name="channels_getMessages">Get channel/supergroup messages: channels.getMessages</a>  

* <a href="channels_getParticipants.html" name="channels_getParticipants">Get channel/supergroup participants (you should use `$MadelineProto->get_pwr_chat($id)` instead): channels.getParticipants</a>  

* <a href="channels_getImportantHistory.html" name="channels_getImportantHistory">Get important channel/supergroup history: channels.getImportantHistory</a>  

* <a href="channels_getParticipant.html" name="channels_getParticipant">Get info about a certain channel/supergroup participant: channels.getParticipant</a>  

* <a href="help_getAppUpdate.html" name="help_getAppUpdate">Get info about app updates: help.getAppUpdate</a>  

* <a href="messages_getChats.html" name="messages_getChats">Get info about chats: messages.getChats</a>  

* <a href="channels_getChannels.html" name="channels_getChannels">Get info about multiple channels/supergroups: channels.getChannels</a>  

* <a href="users_getUsers.html" name="users_getUsers">Get info about users: users.getUsers</a>  

* <a href="help_getSupport.html" name="help_getSupport">Get info of support user: help.getSupport</a>  

* <a href="help_getInviteText.html" name="help_getInviteText">Get invitation text: help.getInviteText</a>  

* <a href="messages_getMessages.html" name="messages_getMessages">Get messages: messages.getMessages</a>  

* <a href="help_getNearestDc.html" name="help_getNearestDc">Get nearest datacenter: help.getNearestDc</a>  

* <a href="account_getNotifySettings.html" name="account_getNotifySettings">Get notification settings: account.getNotifySettings</a>  

* <a href="contacts_getStatuses.html" name="contacts_getStatuses">Get online status of all users: contacts.getStatuses</a>  

* <a href="messages_getHistory.html" name="messages_getHistory">Get previous messages of a group: messages.getHistory</a>  

* <a href="account_getPrivacy.html" name="account_getPrivacy">Get privacy settings: account.getPrivacy</a>  

* <a href="help_getConfig.html" name="help_getConfig">Get server configuration: help.getConfig</a>  

* <a href="messages_getStickers.html" name="messages_getStickers">Get stickers: messages.getStickers</a>  

* <a href="contacts_getSuggested.html" name="contacts_getSuggested">Get suggested contacts: contacts.getSuggested</a>  

* <a href="help_getAppChangelog.html" name="help_getAppChangelog">Get the changelog of this app: help.getAppChangelog</a>  

* <a href="account_getPassword.html" name="account_getPassword">Get the current password: account.getPassword</a>  

* <a href="photos_getUserPhotos.html" name="photos_getUserPhotos">Get the profile photos of a user: photos.getUserPhotos</a>  

* <a href="messages_getWebPagePreview.html" name="messages_getWebPagePreview">Get webpage preview: messages.getWebPagePreview</a>  

* <a href="messages_getDialogs.html" name="messages_getDialogs">Gets list of chats: you should use $MadelineProto->get_dialogs() instead: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/DIALOGS.html: messages.getDialogs</a>  

* <a href="messages_searchGlobal.html" name="messages_searchGlobal">Global message search: messages.searchGlobal</a>  

* <a href="contacts_importCard.html" name="contacts_importCard">Import card as contact: contacts.importCard</a>  

* <a href="messages_importChatInvite.html" name="messages_importChatInvite">Import chat invite: messages.importChatInvite</a>  

* <a href="initConnection.html" name="initConnection">Initializes connection and save information on the user's device and application.: initConnection</a>  

* <a href="auth_sendInvites.html" name="auth_sendInvites">Invite friends to telegram!: auth.sendInvites</a>  

* <a href="invokeWithLayer.html" name="invokeWithLayer">Invoke this method with layer X: invokeWithLayer</a>  

* <a href="invokeWithoutUpdates.html" name="invokeWithoutUpdates">Invoke with method without returning updates in the socket: invokeWithoutUpdates</a>  

* <a href="invokeAfterMsg.html" name="invokeAfterMsg">Invokes a query after successfull completion of one of the previous queries.: invokeAfterMsg</a>  

* <a href="channels_joinChannel.html" name="channels_joinChannel">Join a channel/supergroup: channels.joinChannel</a>  

* <a href="channels_kickFromChannel.html" name="channels_kickFromChannel">Kick user from channel: channels.kickFromChannel</a>  

* <a href="channels_leaveChannel.html" name="channels_leaveChannel">Leave a channel/supergroup: channels.leaveChannel</a>  

* <a href="help_saveAppLog.html" name="help_saveAppLog">Log data for developer of this app: help.saveAppLog</a>  

* <a href="channels_readHistory.html" name="channels_readHistory">Mark channel/supergroup history as read: channels.readHistory</a>  

* <a href="messages_readMessageContents.html" name="messages_readMessageContents">Mark message as read: messages.readMessageContents</a>  

* <a href="messages_readEncryptedHistory.html" name="messages_readEncryptedHistory">Mark messages as read in secret chats: messages.readEncryptedHistory</a>  

* <a href="messages_readHistory.html" name="messages_readHistory">Mark messages as read: messages.readHistory</a>  

* <a href="messages_receivedMessages.html" name="messages_receivedMessages">Mark messages as read: messages.receivedMessages</a>  

* <a href="account_registerDevice.html" name="account_registerDevice">Register device for push notifications: account.registerDevice</a>  

* <a href="messages_uninstallStickerSet.html" name="messages_uninstallStickerSet">Remove a sticker set: messages.uninstallStickerSet</a>  

* <a href="channels_reportSpam.html" name="channels_reportSpam">Report a message in a supergroup/channel for spam: channels.reportSpam</a>  

* <a href="messages_reportSpam.html" name="messages_reportSpam">Report a peer for spam: messages.reportSpam</a>  

* <a href="account_resetNotifySettings.html" name="account_resetNotifySettings">Reset all notification settings: account.resetNotifySettings</a>  

* <a href="invokeAfterMsgs.html" name="invokeAfterMsgs">Result type returned by a current query.: invokeAfterMsgs</a>  

* <a href="account_getWallPapers.html" name="account_getWallPapers">Returns a list of available wallpapers.: account.getWallPapers</a>  

* <a href="contacts_search.html" name="contacts_search">Search contacts: contacts.search</a>  

* <a href="messages_search.html" name="messages_search">Search peers or messages: messages.search</a>  

* <a href="auth_sendSms.html" name="auth_sendSms">Send SMS verification code: auth.sendSms</a>  

* <a href="messages_sendEncryptedFile.html" name="messages_sendEncryptedFile">Send a file to a secret chat: messages.sendEncryptedFile</a>  

* <a href="messages_sendMedia.html" name="messages_sendMedia">Send a media: messages.sendMedia</a>  

* <a href="messages_sendBroadcast.html" name="messages_sendBroadcast">Send a message to all users in the chat list: messages.sendBroadcast</a>  

* <a href="messages_sendMessage.html" name="messages_sendMessage">Send a message: messages.sendMessage</a>  

* <a href="messages_sendEncryptedService.html" name="messages_sendEncryptedService">Send a service message to a secret chat: messages.sendEncryptedService</a>  

* <a href="auth_requestPasswordRecovery.html" name="auth_requestPasswordRecovery">Send an email to recover the 2FA password: auth.requestPasswordRecovery</a>  

* <a href="messages_sendEncrypted.html" name="messages_sendEncrypted">Send message to secret chat: messages.sendEncrypted</a>  

* <a href="messages_setEncryptedTyping.html" name="messages_setEncryptedTyping">Send typing notification to secret chat: messages.setEncryptedTyping</a>  

* <a href="auth_sendCall.html" name="auth_sendCall">Send verification phone call: auth.sendCall</a>  

* <a href="account_setAccountTTL.html" name="account_setAccountTTL">Set account TTL: account.setAccountTTL</a>  

* <a href="account_setPrivacy.html" name="account_setPrivacy">Set privacy settings: account.setPrivacy</a>  

* <a href="messages_startBot.html" name="messages_startBot">Start a bot: messages.startBot</a>  

* <a href="account_unregisterDevice.html" name="account_unregisterDevice">Stop sending PUSH notifications to app: account.unregisterDevice</a>  

* <a href="contacts_unblock.html" name="contacts_unblock">Unblock a user: contacts.unblock</a>  

* <a href="account_updateStatus.html" name="account_updateStatus">Update online status: account.updateStatus</a>  

* <a href="account_updateProfile.html" name="account_updateProfile">Update profile info: account.updateProfile</a>  

* <a href="channels_updateUsername.html" name="channels_updateUsername">Update the username of a supergroup/channel: channels.updateUsername</a>  

* <a href="account_updateUsername.html" name="account_updateUsername">Update this user's username: account.updateUsername</a>  

* <a href="photos_uploadProfilePhoto.html" name="photos_uploadProfilePhoto">Upload profile photo: photos.uploadProfilePhoto</a>  

* <a href="auth_recoverPassword.html" name="auth_recoverPassword">Use the code that was emailed to you after running $MadelineProto->auth->requestPasswordRecovery to login to your account: auth.recoverPassword</a>