MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v44/methods/channels.editAdmin.md

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channels.editAdmin	Modify the admin rights of a user in a [supergroup/channel](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel).	https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png	/API_docs/methods/channels_editAdmin.html

Method: channels.editAdmin

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Modify the admin rights of a user in a supergroup/channel.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
channel	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel	The supergroup/channel.	Optional
user_id	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputUser	The ID of the user whose admin rights should be modified	Optional
admin_rights	ChatAdminRights	The admin rights	Yes
rank	string	Indicates the role (rank) of the admin in the group: just an arbitrary string	Yes

Return type: Updates

Can bots use this method: YES

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->channels->editAdmin(['channel' => InputChannel, 'user_id' => InputUser, 'admin_rights' => ChatAdminRights, 'rank' => 'string', ]);

Or, if you're into Lua:

Updates = channels.editAdmin({channel=InputChannel, user_id=InputUser, admin_rights=ChatAdminRights, rank='string', })

Errors

Code	Type	Description
400	ADMINS_TOO_MUCH	There are too many admins
400	BOT_CHANNELS_NA	Bots can't edit admin privileges
400	BOTS_TOO_MUCH	There are too many bots in this chat/channel
400	CHANNEL_INVALID	The provided channel is invalid
400	CHANNEL_PRIVATE	You haven't joined this channel/supergroup
400	CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED	You must be an admin in this chat to do this
400	INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED	The specified user was deleted
400	PEER_ID_INVALID	The provided peer id is invalid
400	USER_CREATOR	You can't leave this channel, because you're its creator
400	USER_ID_INVALID	The provided user ID is invalid
400	USER_NOT_MUTUAL_CONTACT	The provided user is not a mutual contact
406	FRESH_CHANGE_ADMINS_FORBIDDEN	You were just elected admin, you can't add or modify other admins yet
403	CHAT_ADMIN_INVITE_REQUIRED	You do not have the rights to do this
403	CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN	You can't write in this chat
403	RIGHT_FORBIDDEN	Your admin rights do not allow you to do this
403	USER_CHANNELS_TOO_MUCH	One of the users you tried to add is already in too many channels/supergroups
403	USER_PRIVACY_RESTRICTED	The user's privacy settings do not allow you to do this
403	USER_RESTRICTED	You're spamreported, you can't create channels or chats.