--- title: InputEncryptedChat description: constructors and methods of type InputEncryptedChat image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png --- # Type: InputEncryptedChat [Back to types index](index.md) You can directly provide the [Update](Update.md) or [EncryptedMessage](EncryptedMessage.md) object here, MadelineProto will automatically extract the destination chat id. The following syntax can also be used: ```php $InputEncryptedChat = -147286699; // Numeric chat id returned by requestSecretChat, can be positive or negative ``` ### Possible values (constructors): [inputEncryptedChat](../constructors/inputEncryptedChat.md) ### Methods that return an object of this type (methods): [inputEncryptedChat](../constructors/inputEncryptedChat.md)