--- title: messages.readEncryptedHistory description: Mark messages as read in secret chats image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png --- # Method: messages.readEncryptedHistory [Back to methods index](index.md) Mark messages as read in secret chats ### Parameters: | Name | Type | Description | Required | |----------|---------------|-------------|----------| |peer|[Secret chat ID, Update, EncryptedMessage or InputEncryptedChat](../types/InputEncryptedChat.md) | The secret chat where to mark messages as read | Yes| |max\_date|[int](../types/int.md) | Maximum date of messages to mark | Yes| ### Return type: [Bool](../types/Bool.md) ### Can bots use this method: **YES** ### 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->readEncryptedHistory(['peer' => InputEncryptedChat, 'max_date' => int, ]); ``` Or, if you're into Lua: ```lua Bool = messages.readEncryptedHistory({peer=InputEncryptedChat, max_date=int, }) ``` ### Errors this method can return: | Error | Description | |----------|---------------| |MSG_WAIT_FAILED|A waiting call returned an error|