MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v40/methods/messages_startBot.md

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messages.startBot	Start a bot

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
chat_id	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer	Optional	Chat ID
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, 'chat_id' => 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

chat_id - Json encoded InputPeer

start_param - Json encoded string

Or, if you're into Lua:

Updates = messages.startBot({bot=InputUser, chat_id=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