MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v51/methods/messages_sendEncryptedFile.md

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Method: messages.sendEncryptedFile

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Send a file to a secret chat

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
peer	Secret chat ID, Update, EncryptedMessage or InputEncryptedChat	The chat where to send the file	Yes
message	DecryptedMessage	The message with the file	Yes
file	File path or InputEncryptedFile	The file (optional)	Optional

Return type: messages_SentEncryptedMessage

Can bots use this method: YES

MadelineProto Example:

if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
define('MADELINE_BRANCH', '');
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$messages_SentEncryptedMessage = $MadelineProto->messages->sendEncryptedFile(['peer' => InputEncryptedChat, 'message' => DecryptedMessage, 'file' => InputEncryptedFile, ]);

Or, if you're into Lua:

messages_SentEncryptedMessage = messages.sendEncryptedFile({peer=InputEncryptedChat, message=DecryptedMessage, file=InputEncryptedFile, })

Return value

If the length of the provided message is bigger than 4096, the message will be split in chunks and the method will be called multiple times, with the same parameters (except for the message), and an array of messages_SentEncryptedMessage will be returned instead.

Errors this method can return:

Error	Description
MSG_WAIT_FAILED	A waiting call returned an error