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# What do you want to do?  
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* [Logout](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/logout.html)

* [Login](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/LOGIN.html)

* [Change 2FA password](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/update2fa.html)

* [Get all chats, broadcast a message to all chats](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/DIALOGS.html)

* [Get the full participant list of a channel/group/supergroup](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/getPwrChat.html)

* [Get full info about a user/chat/supergroup/channel](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/getFullInfo.html)

* [Get info about a user/chat/supergroup/channel](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/getInfo.html)

* [Get info about the currently logged-in user](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/getSelf.html)

* [Upload or download files up to 1.5 GB](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/FILES.html)

* [Make a phone call and play a song](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/CALLS.html)

* [Create a secret chat bot](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/SECRET_CHATS.html)

* <a href="messages.addChatUser.html" name="messages.addChatUser">Adds a user to a chat and sends a service message on it: messages.addChatUser</a>

* <a href="contacts.block.html" name="contacts.block">Adds the user to the blacklist: contacts.block</a>

* <a href="auth.bindTempAuthKey.html" name="auth.bindTempAuthKey">Binds a temporary authorization key temp_auth_key_id to the permanent authorization key perm_auth_key_id. Each permanent key may only be bound to one temporary key at a time, binding a new temporary key overwrites the previous one: auth.bindTempAuthKey</a>

* <a href="messages.discardEncryption.html" name="messages.discardEncryption">Cancels a request for creation and/or delete info on secret chat: messages.discardEncryption</a>

* <a href="messages.editChatTitle.html" name="messages.editChatTitle">Chanages chat name and sends a service message on it: messages.editChatTitle</a>

* <a href="account.setPrivacy.html" name="account.setPrivacy">Change privacy settings of current account: account.setPrivacy</a>

* <a href="account.changePhone.html" name="account.changePhone">Change the phone number of the current account: account.changePhone</a>

* <a href="channels.editPhoto.html" name="channels.editPhoto">Change the photo of a channel/supergroup: channels.editPhoto</a>

* <a href="channels.updateUsername.html" name="channels.updateUsername">Change the username of a supergroup/channel: channels.updateUsername</a>

* <a href="messages.editChatPhoto.html" name="messages.editChatPhoto">Changes chat photo and sends a service message on it: messages.editChatPhoto</a>

* <a href="account.updateUsername.html" name="account.updateUsername">Changes username for the current user: account.updateUsername</a>

* <a href="channels.checkUsername.html" name="channels.checkUsername">Check if a username is free and can be assigned to a channel/supergroup: channels.checkUsername</a>

* <a href="messages.checkChatInvite.html" name="messages.checkChatInvite">Check the validity of a chat invite link and get basic info about it: messages.checkChatInvite</a>

* <a href="messages.acceptEncryption.html" name="messages.acceptEncryption">Confirms creation of a secret chat: messages.acceptEncryption</a>

* <a href="messages.receivedMessages.html" name="messages.receivedMessages">Confirms receipt of messages by a client, cancels PUSH-notification sending: messages.receivedMessages</a>

* <a href="messages.receivedQueue.html" name="messages.receivedQueue">Confirms receipt of messages in a secret chat by client, cancels push notifications: messages.receivedQueue</a>

* <a href="channels.createChannel.html" name="channels.createChannel">Create a supergroup/channel: channels.createChannel</a>

* <a href="messages.createChat.html" name="messages.createChat">Creates a new chat: messages.createChat</a>

* <a href="channels.deleteChannel.html" name="channels.deleteChannel">Delete a channel/supergroup: channels.deleteChannel</a>

* <a href="channels.deleteUserHistory.html" name="channels.deleteUserHistory">Delete all messages sent by a certain user in a supergroup: channels.deleteUserHistory</a>

* <a href="channels.deleteMessages.html" name="channels.deleteMessages">Delete messages in a channel/supergroup: channels.deleteMessages</a>

* <a href="account.deleteAccount.html" name="account.deleteAccount">Delete the user's account from the telegram servers. Can be used, for example, to delete the account of a user that provided the login code, but forgot the 2FA password and no recovery method is configured: account.deleteAccount</a>

* <a href="account.unregisterDevice.html" name="account.unregisterDevice">Deletes a device by its token, stops sending PUSH-notifications to it: account.unregisterDevice</a>

* <a href="messages.deleteChatUser.html" name="messages.deleteChatUser">Deletes a user from a chat and sends a service message on it: messages.deleteChatUser</a>

* <a href="messages.deleteHistory.html" name="messages.deleteHistory">Deletes communication history: messages.deleteHistory</a>

* <a href="messages.deleteMessages.html" name="messages.deleteMessages">Deletes messages by their identifiers: messages.deleteMessages</a>

* <a href="photos.deletePhotos.html" name="photos.deletePhotos">Deletes profile photos: photos.deletePhotos</a>

* <a href="contacts.deleteContacts.html" name="contacts.deleteContacts">Deletes several contacts from the list: contacts.deleteContacts</a>

* <a href="contacts.unblock.html" name="contacts.unblock">Deletes the user from the blacklist: contacts.unblock</a>

* <a href="channels.editTitle.html" name="channels.editTitle">Edit the name of a channel/supergroup: channels.editTitle</a>

* <a href="account.updateNotifySettings.html" name="account.updateNotifySettings">Edits notification settings from a given user/group, from all users/all groups: account.updateNotifySettings</a>

* <a href="messages.exportChatInvite.html" name="messages.exportChatInvite">Export an invite link for a chat: messages.exportChatInvite</a>

* <a href="messages.forwardMessages.html" name="messages.forwardMessages">Forwards messages by their IDs: messages.forwardMessages</a>

* <a href="channels.getMessages.html" name="channels.getMessages">Get channel/supergroup messages: channels.getMessages</a>

* <a href="messages.getAllStickers.html" name="messages.getAllStickers">Get all installed stickers: messages.getAllStickers</a>

* <a href="messages.getMessagesViews.html" name="messages.getMessagesViews">Get and increase the view counter of a message sent or forwarded from a channel: messages.getMessagesViews</a>

* <a href="help.getAppChangelog.html" name="help.getAppChangelog">Get changelog of current app.  : help.getAppChangelog</a>

* <a href="account.getAccountTTL.html" name="account.getAccountTTL">Get days to live of account: account.getAccountTTL</a>

* <a href="channels.getFullChannel.html" name="channels.getFullChannel">Get full info about a channel: channels.getFullChannel</a>

* <a href="channels.getChannels.html" name="channels.getChannels">Get info about channels/supergroups: channels.getChannels</a>

* <a href="channels.getParticipant.html" name="channels.getParticipant">Get info about a channel/supergroup participant: channels.getParticipant</a>

* <a href="messages.getStickerSet.html" name="messages.getStickerSet">Get info about a stickerset: messages.getStickerSet</a>

* <a href="account.getAuthorizations.html" name="account.getAuthorizations">Get logged-in sessions: account.getAuthorizations</a>

* <a href="updates.getDifference.html" name="updates.getDifference">Get new updates: updates.getDifference</a>

* <a href="messages.getWebPagePreview.html" name="messages.getWebPagePreview">Get preview of webpage: messages.getWebPagePreview</a>

* <a href="account.getPrivacy.html" name="account.getPrivacy">Get privacy settings of current account: account.getPrivacy</a>

* <a href="account.getPasswordSettings.html" name="account.getPasswordSettings">Get private info associated to the password info (recovery email, telegram passport info & so on): account.getPasswordSettings</a>

* <a href="messages.getStickers.html" name="messages.getStickers">Get stickers by emoji: messages.getStickers</a>

* <a href="channels.getParticipants.html" name="channels.getParticipants">Get the participants of a channel: channels.getParticipants</a>

* <a href="messages.search.html" name="messages.search">Gets back found messages: messages.search</a>

* <a href="messages.getHistory.html" name="messages.getHistory">Gets back the conversation history with one interlocutor / within a chat: messages.getHistory</a>

* <a href="account.getNotifySettings.html" name="account.getNotifySettings">Gets current notification settings for a given user/group, from all users/all groups: account.getNotifySettings</a>

* <a href="messages.importChatInvite.html" name="messages.importChatInvite">Import a chat invite and join a private chat/supergroup/channel: messages.importChatInvite</a>

* <a href="contacts.importContacts.html" name="contacts.importContacts">Imports contacts: saves a full list on the server, adds already registered contacts to the contact list, returns added contacts and their info: contacts.importContacts</a>

* <a href="initConnection.html" name="initConnection">Initialize connection: initConnection</a>

* <a href="messages.installStickerSet.html" name="messages.installStickerSet">Install a stickerset: messages.installStickerSet</a>

* <a href="photos.updateProfilePhoto.html" name="photos.updateProfilePhoto">Installs a previously uploaded photo as a profile photo: photos.updateProfilePhoto</a>

* <a href="channels.inviteToChannel.html" name="channels.inviteToChannel">Invite users to a channel/supergroup: channels.inviteToChannel</a>

* <a href="invokeWithoutUpdates.html" name="invokeWithoutUpdates">Invoke a request without subscribing the used connection for updates (this is enabled by default for file queries): invokeWithoutUpdates</a>

* <a href="invokeWithLayer.html" name="invokeWithLayer">Invoke the specified query using the specified API layer: invokeWithLayer</a>

* <a href="invokeAfterMsgs.html" name="invokeAfterMsgs">Invokes a query after a successfull completion of previous queries: invokeAfterMsgs</a>

* <a href="invokeAfterMsg.html" name="invokeAfterMsg">Invokes a query after successfull completion of one of the previous queries: invokeAfterMsg</a>

* <a href="channels.joinChannel.html" name="channels.joinChannel">Join a channel/supergroup: channels.joinChannel</a>

* <a href="channels.leaveChannel.html" name="channels.leaveChannel">Leave a channel/supergroup: channels.leaveChannel</a>

* <a href="account.resetAuthorization.html" name="account.resetAuthorization">Log out an active authorized session by its hash: account.resetAuthorization</a>

* <a href="auth.importBotAuthorization.html" name="auth.importBotAuthorization">Login as a bot: auth.importBotAuthorization</a>

* <a href="auth.importAuthorization.html" name="auth.importAuthorization">Logs in a user using a key transmitted from his native data-centre: auth.importAuthorization</a>

* <a href="auth.logOut.html" name="auth.logOut">Logs out the user: auth.logOut</a>

* <a href="messages.editChatAdmin.html" name="messages.editChatAdmin">Make a user admin in a legacy group: messages.editChatAdmin</a>

* <a href="channels.readHistory.html" name="channels.readHistory">Mark channel/supergroup history as read: channels.readHistory</a>

* <a href="messages.readHistory.html" name="messages.readHistory">Marks message history as read: messages.readHistory</a>

* <a href="messages.readEncryptedHistory.html" name="messages.readEncryptedHistory">Marks message history within a secret chat as read: messages.readEncryptedHistory</a>

* <a href="channels.editAdmin.html" name="channels.editAdmin">Modify the admin rights of a user in a supergroup/channel: channels.editAdmin</a>

* <a href="messages.readMessageContents.html" name="messages.readMessageContents">Notifies the sender about the recipient having listened a voice message or watched a video: messages.readMessageContents</a>

* <a href="account.getPassword.html" name="account.getPassword">Obtain configuration for two-factor authorization with password: account.getPassword</a>

* <a href="account.registerDevice.html" name="account.registerDevice">Register device to receive PUSH notifications: account.registerDevice</a>

* <a href="auth.signUp.html" name="auth.signUp">Registers a validated phone number in the system: auth.signUp</a>

* <a href="messages.reportSpam.html" name="messages.reportSpam">Report a new incoming chat for spam, if the peer settings of the chat allow us to do that: messages.reportSpam</a>

* <a href="channels.reportSpam.html" name="channels.reportSpam">Reports some messages from a user in a supergroup as spam; requires administrator rights in the supergroup: channels.reportSpam</a>

* <a href="auth.requestPasswordRecovery.html" name="auth.requestPasswordRecovery">Request recovery code of a 2FA password, only for accounts with a recovery email configured: auth.requestPasswordRecovery</a>

* <a href="auth.recoverPassword.html" name="auth.recoverPassword">Reset the 2FA password using the recovery code sent using auth.requestPasswordRecovery: auth.recoverPassword</a>

* <a href="account.resetNotifySettings.html" name="account.resetNotifySettings">Resets all notification settings from users and groups: account.resetNotifySettings</a>

* <a href="contacts.resolveUsername.html" name="contacts.resolveUsername">Resolve a @username to get peer info: contacts.resolveUsername</a>

* <a href="updates.getState.html" name="updates.getState">Returns a current state of updates: updates.getState</a>

* <a href="account.getWallPapers.html" name="account.getWallPapers">Returns a list of available wallpapers: account.getWallPapers</a>

* <a href="users.getUsers.html" name="users.getUsers">Returns basic user info according to their identifiers: users.getUsers</a>

* <a href="messages.getChats.html" name="messages.getChats">Returns chat basic info on their IDs: messages.getChats</a>

* <a href="messages.getDhConfig.html" name="messages.getDhConfig">Returns configuration parameters for Diffie-Hellman key generation. Can also return a random sequence of bytes of required length: messages.getDhConfig</a>

* <a href="upload.getFile.html" name="upload.getFile">Returns content of a whole file or its part: upload.getFile</a>

* <a href="help.getConfig.html" name="help.getConfig">Returns current configuration, including data center configuration: help.getConfig</a>

* <a href="auth.exportAuthorization.html" name="auth.exportAuthorization">Returns data for copying authorization to another data-centre: auth.exportAuthorization</a>

* <a href="users.getFullUser.html" name="users.getFullUser">Returns extended user info by ID: users.getFullUser</a>

* <a href="messages.getFullChat.html" name="messages.getFullChat">Returns full chat info according to its ID: messages.getFullChat</a>

* <a href="help.getNearestDc.html" name="help.getNearestDc">Returns info on data centre nearest to the user: help.getNearestDc</a>

* <a href="help.getAppUpdate.html" name="help.getAppUpdate">Returns information on update availability for the current application: help.getAppUpdate</a>

* <a href="help.getInviteText.html" name="help.getInviteText">Returns localized text of a text message with an invitation: help.getInviteText</a>

* <a href="messages.getDialogs.html" name="messages.getDialogs">Returns the current user dialog list: messages.getDialogs</a>

* <a href="contacts.getContacts.html" name="contacts.getContacts">Returns the current user's contact list: contacts.getContacts</a>

* <a href="updates.getChannelDifference.html" name="updates.getChannelDifference">Returns the difference between the current state of updates of a certain channel and transmitted: updates.getChannelDifference</a>

* <a href="contacts.getBlocked.html" name="contacts.getBlocked">Returns the list of blocked users: contacts.getBlocked</a>

* <a href="contacts.getStatuses.html" name="contacts.getStatuses">Returns the list of contact statuses: contacts.getStatuses</a>

* <a href="messages.getMessages.html" name="messages.getMessages">Returns the list of messages by their IDs: messages.getMessages</a>

* <a href="photos.getUserPhotos.html" name="photos.getUserPhotos">Returns the list of user photos: photos.getUserPhotos</a>

* <a href="help.getSupport.html" name="help.getSupport">Returns the support user for the 'ask a question' feature: help.getSupport</a>

* <a href="contacts.search.html" name="contacts.search">Returns users found by username substring: contacts.search</a>

* <a href="upload.saveBigFilePart.html" name="upload.saveBigFilePart">Saves a part of a large file (over 10Mb in size) to be later passed to one of the methods: upload.saveBigFilePart</a>

* <a href="upload.saveFilePart.html" name="upload.saveFilePart">Saves a part of file for futher sending to one of the methods: upload.saveFilePart</a>

* <a href="help.saveAppLog.html" name="help.saveAppLog">Saves logs of application on the server: help.saveAppLog</a>

* <a href="messages.searchGlobal.html" name="messages.searchGlobal">Search for messages and peers globally: messages.searchGlobal</a>

* <a href="messages.sendMedia.html" name="messages.sendMedia">Send a media: messages.sendMedia</a>

* <a href="auth.sendCode.html" name="auth.sendCode">Send the verification code for login: auth.sendCode</a>

* <a href="messages.setEncryptedTyping.html" name="messages.setEncryptedTyping">Send typing event by the current user to a secret chat: messages.setEncryptedTyping</a>

* <a href="messages.setTyping.html" name="messages.setTyping">Sends a current user typing event (see SendMessageAction for all event types) to a conversation partner or group: messages.setTyping</a>

* <a href="messages.sendMessage.html" name="messages.sendMessage">Sends a message to a chat: messages.sendMessage</a>

* <a href="messages.sendEncryptedFile.html" name="messages.sendEncryptedFile">Sends a message with a file attachment to a secret chat: messages.sendEncryptedFile</a>

* <a href="messages.requestEncryption.html" name="messages.requestEncryption">Sends a request to start a secret chat to the user: messages.requestEncryption</a>

* <a href="messages.sendEncryptedService.html" name="messages.sendEncryptedService">Sends a service message to a secret chat: messages.sendEncryptedService</a>

* <a href="messages.sendEncrypted.html" name="messages.sendEncrypted">Sends a text message to a secret chat: messages.sendEncrypted</a>

* <a href="account.updatePasswordSettings.html" name="account.updatePasswordSettings">Set a new 2FA password: account.updatePasswordSettings</a>

* <a href="account.setAccountTTL.html" name="account.setAccountTTL">Set account self-destruction period: account.setAccountTTL</a>

* <a href="auth.signIn.html" name="auth.signIn">Signs in a user with a validated phone number: auth.signIn</a>

* <a href="messages.startBot.html" name="messages.startBot">Start a conversation with a bot using a deep linking parameter: messages.startBot</a>

* <a href="auth.resetAuthorizations.html" name="auth.resetAuthorizations">Terminates all user's authorized sessions except for the current one: auth.resetAuthorizations</a>

* <a href="auth.checkPassword.html" name="auth.checkPassword">Try logging to an account protected by a 2FA password: auth.checkPassword</a>

* <a href="messages.migrateChat.html" name="messages.migrateChat">Turn a legacy group into a supergroup: messages.migrateChat</a>

* <a href="messages.uninstallStickerSet.html" name="messages.uninstallStickerSet">Uninstall a stickerset: messages.uninstallStickerSet</a>

* <a href="photos.uploadProfilePhoto.html" name="photos.uploadProfilePhoto">Updates current user profile photo: photos.uploadProfilePhoto</a>

* <a href="account.updateStatus.html" name="account.updateStatus">Updates online user status: account.updateStatus</a>

* <a href="account.updateProfile.html" name="account.updateProfile">Updates user profile: account.updateProfile</a>

* <a href="account.checkUsername.html" name="account.checkUsername">Validates a username and checks availability: account.checkUsername</a>

* <a href="account.sendChangePhoneCode.html" name="account.sendChangePhoneCode">Verify a new phone number to associate to the current account: account.sendChangePhoneCode</a>

* <a href="account.updateDeviceLocked.html" name="account.updateDeviceLocked">When client-side passcode lock feature is enabled, will not show message texts in incoming PUSH notifications: account.updateDeviceLocked</a>