MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v68/methods/channels_inviteToChannel.md

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channels.inviteToChannel	Add users to channel/supergroup	https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png

Method: channels.inviteToChannel

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Add users to channel/supergroup

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
channel	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel	The channel/supergroup	Optional
users	Array of Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputUser	The users to add	Yes

Return type: Updates

Can bots use this method: NO

MadelineProto Example (now async for huge speed and parallelism!):

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();

$Updates = $MadelineProto->channels->inviteToChannel(['channel' => InputChannel, 'users' => [InputUser, InputUser], ]);

Or, if you're into Lua:

Updates = channels.inviteToChannel({channel=InputChannel, users={InputUser}, })

Errors this method can return:

Error	Description
BOT_GROUPS_BLOCKED	This bot can't be added to groups
BOTS_TOO_MUCH	There are too many bots in this chat/channel
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
INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED	The specified user was deleted
USER_BANNED_IN_CHANNEL	You're banned from sending messages in supergroups/channels
USER_BLOCKED	User blocked
USER_BOT	Bots can only be admins in channels.
USER_ID_INVALID	The provided user ID is invalid
USER_KICKED	This user was kicked from this supergroup/channel
USER_NOT_MUTUAL_CONTACT	The provided user is not a mutual contact
USERS_TOO_MUCH	The maximum number of users has been exceeded (to create a chat, for example)
CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN	You can't write in this chat
USER_CHANNELS_TOO_MUCH	One of the users you tried to add is already in too many channels/supergroups
USER_PRIVACY_RESTRICTED	The user's privacy settings do not allow you to do this