MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v51/methods/messages_startBot.md

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Method: messages.startBot

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Start a bot

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
bot	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputUser	Optional	The bot's ID or username
peer	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer	Optional	Where to start the bot (@me or group ID/username)
start_param	string	Yes	The bot's start parameter

Return type: Updates

Can bots use this method: NO

MadelineProto Example:

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->startBot(['bot' => InputUser, 'peer' => InputPeer, 'start_param' => 'string', ]);

PWRTelegram HTTP API example (NOT FOR MadelineProto):

As a user:

POST/GET to https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/messages.startBot

Parameters:

bot - Json encoded InputUser

peer - Json encoded InputPeer

start_param - Json encoded string

Or, if you're into Lua:

Updates = messages.startBot({bot=InputUser, peer=InputPeer, start_param='string', })

Errors this method can return:

Error	Description
BOT_INVALID	This is not a valid bot
PEER_ID_INVALID	The provided peer id is invalid
START_PARAM_EMPTY	The start parameter is empty
START_PARAM_INVALID	Start parameter invalid