messages.startBot

Start a conversation with a bot using a deep linking parameter

updatesTooLong#e317af7e = Updates;
updateShortMessage#faeff833 flags:# out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true id:int user_id:int message:string pts:int pts_count:int date:int fwd_from:flags.2?MessageFwdHeader via_bot_id:flags.11?int reply_to:flags.3?MessageReplyHeader entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> ttl_period:flags.25?int = Updates;
updateShortChatMessage#1157b858 flags:# out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true id:int from_id:int chat_id:int message:string pts:int pts_count:int date:int fwd_from:flags.2?MessageFwdHeader via_bot_id:flags.11?int reply_to:flags.3?MessageReplyHeader entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> ttl_period:flags.25?int = Updates;
updateShort#78d4dec1 update:Update date:int = Updates;
updatesCombined#725b04c3 updates:Vector<Update> users:Vector<User> chats:Vector<Chat> date:int seq_start:int seq:int = Updates;
updates#74ae4240 updates:Vector<Update> users:Vector<User> chats:Vector<Chat> date:int seq:int = Updates;
updateShortSentMessage#9015e101 flags:# out:flags.1?true id:int pts:int pts_count:int date:int media:flags.9?MessageMedia entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> ttl_period:flags.25?int = Updates;
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messages.startBot#e6df7378 bot:InputUser peer:InputPeer random_id:long start_param:string = Updates;

Parameters

Name Type Description
bot InputUser The bot
peer InputPeer The chat where to start the bot, can be the bot's private chat or a group
random_id long Random ID to avoid resending the same message
start_param string Deep linking parameter

Result

Updates

Possible errors

Code Type Description
400 BOT_INVALID This is not a valid bot.
400 CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED You must be an admin in this chat to do this.
403 CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN You can't write in this chat.
400 INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED The specified user was deleted.
400 MSG_ID_INVALID Invalid message ID provided.
400 PEER_ID_INVALID The provided peer id is invalid.
500 RANDOM_ID_DUPLICATE You provided a random ID that was already used.
400 START_PARAM_EMPTY The start parameter is empty.
400 START_PARAM_INVALID Start parameter invalid.
400 START_PARAM_TOO_LONG Start parameter is too long.

Related pages

Deep links

Telegram clients must handle special tg:// and t.me deep links encountered in messages, link entities and in other apps by registering OS handlers.