--- title: channels.deleteMessages description: Delete channel/supergroup messages image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png --- # Method: channels.deleteMessages [Back to methods index](index.md) Delete channel/supergroup messages ### Parameters: | Name | Type | Description | Required | |----------|---------------|-------------|----------| |channel|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel](../types/InputChannel.md) | The channel/supergroup | Optional| |id|Array of [int](../types/int.md) | The IDs of messages to delete | Yes| ### Return type: [messages\_AffectedMessages](../types/messages_AffectedMessages.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(); $messages_AffectedMessages = $MadelineProto->channels->deleteMessages(['channel' => InputChannel, '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 - channels.deleteMessages * params - `{"channel": InputChannel, "id": [int], }` ### As a user: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/channels.deleteMessages` Parameters: channel - Json encoded InputChannel id - Json encoded array of int Or, if you're into Lua: ```lua messages_AffectedMessages = channels.deleteMessages({channel=InputChannel, 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| |MESSAGE_DELETE_FORBIDDEN|You can't delete one of the messages you tried to delete, most likely because it is a service message.|