MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v97/methods/messages.discardEncryption.md

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title: messages.discardEncryption
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# Method: messages.discardEncryption  
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You cannot use this method directly, see https://docs.madelineproto.xyz for more info on handling secret chats

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|chat\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | You cannot use this method directly, see https://docs.madelineproto.xyz for more info on handling secret chats | Yes|


### Return type: [Bool](../types/Bool.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();

$Bool = $MadelineProto->messages->discardEncryption(['chat_id' => int, ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
Bool = messages.discardEncryption({chat_id=int, })
```

### Errors

| Code | Type     | Description   |
|------|----------|---------------|
|400|CHAT_ID_EMPTY|The provided chat ID is empty|
|400|ENCRYPTION_ALREADY_DECLINED|The secret chat was already declined|
|400|ENCRYPTION_ID_INVALID|The provided secret chat ID is invalid|