message

A message

Layer 108

message#452c0e65 flags:# out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true post:flags.14?true from_scheduled:flags.18?true legacy:flags.19?true edit_hide:flags.21?true id:int from_id:flags.8?int to_id:Peer fwd_from:flags.2?MessageFwdHeader via_bot_id:flags.11?int reply_to_msg_id:flags.3?int date:int message:string media:flags.9?MessageMedia reply_markup:flags.6?ReplyMarkup entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> views:flags.10?int edit_date:flags.15?int post_author:flags.16?string grouped_id:flags.17?long restriction_reason:flags.22?Vector<RestrictionReason> = Message;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
flags	#	Flags, see TL conditional fields
out	flags.1?true	Is this an outgoing message
mentioned	flags.4?true	Whether we were mentioned in this message
media_unread	flags.5?true	Whether there are unread media attachments in this message
silent	flags.13?true	Whether this is a silent message (no notification triggered)
post	flags.14?true	Whether this is a channel post
from_scheduled	flags.18?true	Whether this is a scheduled message
legacy	flags.19?true	This is a legacy message: it has to be refetched with the new layer
edit_hide	flags.21?true	Whether the message should be shown as not modified to the user, even if an edit date is present
pinned	flags.24?true	Whether this message is pinned
noforwards	flags.26?true	Whether this message is protected and thus cannot be forwarded; clients should also prevent users from saving attached media (i.e. videos should only be streamed, photos should be kept in RAM, et cetera).
invert_media	flags.27?true	If set, any eventual webpage preview will be shown on top of the message instead of at the bottom.
flags2	#	Flags, see TL conditional fields
offline	flags2.1?true	If set, the message was sent because of a scheduled action by the message sender, for example, as away, or a greeting service message.
id	int	ID of the message
from_id	flags.8?Peer	ID of the sender of the message
from_boosts_applied	flags.29?int	Supergroups only, contains the number of boosts this user has given the current supergroup, and should be shown in the UI in the header of the message. Only present for incoming messages from non-anonymous supergroup members that have boosted the supergroup. Note that this counter should be locally overridden for non-anonymous outgoing messages, according to the current value of channelFull.`boosts_applied`, to ensure the value is correct even for messages sent by the current user before a supergroup was boosted (or after a boost has expired or the number of boosts has changed); do not update this value for incoming messages from other users, even if their boosts have changed.
peer_id	Peer	Peer ID, the chat where this message was sent
saved_peer_id	flags.28?Peer	Messages fetched from a saved messages dialog » will have `peer`=inputPeerSelf and the `saved_peer_id` flag set to the ID of the saved dialog.
fwd_from	flags.2?MessageFwdHeader	Info about forwarded messages
via_bot_id	flags.11?long	ID of the inline bot that generated the message
via_business_bot_id	flags2.0?long	Whether the message was sent by the business bot specified in `via_bot_id` on behalf of the user.
reply_to	flags.3?MessageReplyHeader	Reply information
date	int	Date of the message
message	string	The message
media	flags.9?MessageMedia	Media attachment
reply_markup	flags.6?ReplyMarkup	Reply markup (bot/inline keyboards)
entities	flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity>	Message entities for styled text
views	flags.10?int	View count for channel posts
forwards	flags.10?int	Forward counter
replies	flags.23?MessageReplies	Info about post comments (for channels) or message replies (for groups)
edit_date	flags.15?int	Last edit date of this message
post_author	flags.16?string	Name of the author of this message for channel posts (with signatures enabled)
grouped_id	flags.17?long	Multiple media messages sent using messages.sendMultiMedia with the same grouped ID indicate an album or media group
reactions	flags.20?MessageReactions	Reactions to this message
restriction_reason	flags.22?Vector<RestrictionReason>	Contains the reason why access to this message must be restricted.
ttl_period	flags.25?int	Time To Live of the message, once message.date+message.ttl_period === time(), the message will be deleted on the server, and must be deleted locally as well.
quick_reply_shortcut_id	flags.30?int	If set, this message is a quick reply shortcut message » (note that quick reply shortcut messages sent to a private chat will not have this field set).
effect	flags2.2?long	A message effect that should be played as specified here ».
factcheck	flags2.3?FactCheck	Represents a fact-check ».

Type

Message

Mentions

Telegram allows mentioning other users in case of urgent duckling matters, and quickly navigating to those mentions in order to read them as swiftly as possible.

Pinned messages

Telegram allows pinning multiple messages on top of a specific chat.

Channel and supergroup boosts

Telegram Premium users can grant their favorite channels and supergroups additional features like the ability to post stories by giving them boosts.

channelFull

Full info about a channel, supergroup or gigagroup.

When updating the local peer database », all fields from the newly received constructor take priority over the old constructor cached locally (including by removing fields that aren't set in the new constructor).

Saved messages

The Saved Messages chat allows users to bookmark messages and media: it's a personal cloud storage for any messages or media you may want to send or forward there.

inputPeerSelf

Defines the current user.

Business

Users can turn their Telegram account into a business account, gaining access to business features such as opening hours, location, quick replies, automated messages, custom start pages, chatbot support, and more.