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
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
peer | InputPeer | Peer where the message was found |
id | Vector<int> | ID of message |
increment | Bool | Whether to mark the message as viewed and increment the view counter |
Result
Possible errors
Code | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
400 | CHANNEL_INVALID | The provided channel is invalid. |
400 | CHANNEL_PRIVATE | You haven't joined this channel/supergroup. |
400 | CHAT_ID_INVALID | The provided chat id is invalid. |
400 | MSG_ID_INVALID | Invalid message ID provided. |
400 | PEER_ID_INVALID | The provided peer id is invalid. |
Can bots use this method?
No
Related pages
Channels, supergroups, gigagroups and basic groups
How to handle channels, supergroups, gigagroups, basic groups, and what's the difference between them.