--- title: messages.forwardMessages description: Forward messages image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png --- # Method: messages.forwardMessages [Back to methods index](index.md) Forward messages ### Parameters: | Name | Type | Description | Required | |----------|---------------|-------------|----------| |peer|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Peer | Optional| |id|Array of [int](../types/int.md) | The message IDs | Yes| ### Return type: [Updates](../types/Updates.md) ### Can bots use this method: **YES** ### MadelineProto Example: ```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(); $Updates = $MadelineProto->messages->forwardMessages(['peer' => InputPeer, 'id' => [int, int], ]); ``` ### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto): ### As a bot: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline` Parameters: * method - messages.forwardMessages * params - `{"peer": InputPeer, "id": [int], }` ### As a user: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/messages.forwardMessages` Parameters: peer - Json encoded InputPeer id - Json encoded array of int Or, if you're into Lua: ```lua Updates = messages.forwardMessages({peer=InputPeer, id={int}, }) ``` ### Errors this method can return: | Error | Description | |----------|---------------| |CHANNEL_INVALID|The provided channel is invalid| |CHANNEL_PRIVATE|You haven't joined this channel/supergroup| |CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED|You must be an admin in this chat to do this| |CHAT_ID_INVALID|The provided chat id is invalid| |GROUPED_MEDIA_INVALID|Invalid grouped media| |INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED|The specified user was deleted| |MEDIA_EMPTY|The provided media object is invalid| |MESSAGE_ID_INVALID|The provided message id is invalid| |MESSAGE_IDS_EMPTY|No message ids were provided| |PEER_ID_INVALID|The provided peer id is invalid| |RANDOM_ID_INVALID|A provided random ID is invalid| |USER_BANNED_IN_CHANNEL|You're banned from sending messages in supergroups/channels| |USER_IS_BLOCKED|User is blocked| |USER_IS_BOT|Bots can't send messages to other bots| |YOU_BLOCKED_USER|You blocked this user| |NEED_MEMBER_INVALID|The provided member is invalid| |PTS_CHANGE_EMPTY|No PTS change| |RANDOM_ID_DUPLICATE|You provided a random ID that was already used| |CHAT_SEND_GIFS_FORBIDDEN|You can't send gifs in this chat| |CHAT_SEND_MEDIA_FORBIDDEN|You can't send media in this chat| |CHAT_SEND_STICKERS_FORBIDDEN|You can't send stickers in this chat.| |CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN|You can't write in this chat| |Timeout|A timeout occurred while fetching data from the bot|