MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v53/methods/messages_startBot.md

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Method: messages.startBot

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Start a bot

Parameters:

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

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

$Updates = $MadelineProto->messages->startBot(['bot' => InputUser, 'peer' => InputPeer, 'start_param' => '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