GramJS

messages.GetMessagesViews

Get and increase the view counter of a message sent or forwarded from a channel

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.GetMessagesViews({
      peer: "username",
      id: [43],
      increment: false,
    })
  );
  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.MessageViews = await client.invoke(
    new Api.messages.GetMessagesViews({
      peer: "username",
      id: [43],
      increment: false,
    })
  );
  console.log(result); // prints the result
})();

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
peerInputPeerPeer where the message was found
idVector<int>ID of message
incrementBoolWhether to mark the message as viewed and increment the view counter

Result

Vector<int>

Possible errors

CodeTypeDescription
400CHANNEL_INVALIDThe provided channel is invalid.
400CHANNEL_PRIVATEYou haven't joined this channel/supergroup.
400CHAT_ID_INVALIDThe provided chat id is invalid.
400MSG_ID_INVALIDInvalid message ID provided.
400PEER_ID_INVALIDThe provided peer id is invalid.

Can bots use this method?

No

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