messages.DeleteMessages
Delete messages in a channel/supergroup
Example
const { Api, TelegramClient } = require("telegram");
const { StringSession } = require("telegram/sessions");
const session = new StringSession(""); // You should put your string session here
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});
(async function run() {
  await client.connect(); // This assumes you have already authenticated with .start()
  const result = await client.invoke(
    new Api.messages.DeleteMessages({
      id: [43],
      revoke: true,
    })
  );
  console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
import { Api, TelegramClient } from "telegram";
import { StringSession } from "telegram/sessions";
const session = new StringSession(""); // You should put your string session here
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});
(async function run() {
  await client.connect(); // This assumes you have already authenticated with .start()
  const result: Api.messages.AffectedMessages = await client.invoke(
    new Api.messages.DeleteMessages({
      id: [43],
      revoke: true,
    })
  );
  console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| channel | InputChannel | Channel/supergroup | 
| id | Vector<int> | IDs of messages to delete | 
Result
Possible errors
| Code | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| 400 | CHANNEL_INVALID | The provided channel is invalid. | 
| 400 | CHANNEL_PRIVATE | You haven't joined this channel/supergroup. | 
| 403 | MESSAGE_DELETE_FORBIDDEN | You can't delete one of the messages you tried to delete, most likely because it is a service message. | 
| 400 | MSG_ID_INVALID | Invalid message ID provided. | 
Can bots use this method?
Yes
Related pages
Channels, supergroups, gigagroups and basic groups
How to handle channels, supergroups, gigagroups, basic groups, and what's the difference between them.