MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v66/methods/messages_exportChatInvite.md

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

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|chat\_id|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | The chat id  | Optional|


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

$ExportedChatInvite = $MadelineProto->messages->exportChatInvite(['chat_id' => InputPeer, ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
ExportedChatInvite = messages.exportChatInvite({chat_id=InputPeer, })
```

### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|CHAT_ID_INVALID|The provided chat id is invalid|