channels.deleteChannel

Delete a channel/supergroup

 Method schema is available as of layer 38. Switch ยป

Parameters

Name Type Description
channel InputChannel Channel/supergroup to delete

Result

Updates

Possible errors

Code Type Description
400 CHANNEL_INVALID The provided channel is invalid.
406 CHANNEL_PRIVATE You haven't joined this channel/supergroup.
406 CHANNEL_TOO_LARGE Channel is too large to be deleted; this error is issued when trying to delete channels with more than 1000 members (subject to change).
400 CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED You must be an admin in this chat to do this.
400 CHAT_NOT_MODIFIED No changes were made to chat information because the new information you passed is identical to the current information.
403 CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN You can't write in this chat.

Related pages

Channels, supergroups, gigagroups and basic groups

How to handle channels, supergroups, gigagroups, basic groups, and what's the difference between them.