messages.requestEncryption

Sends a request to start a secret chat to the user.

 Method schema is available as of layer 8. Switch ยป

Parameters

Name Type Description
user_id InputUser User ID
random_id int Unique client request ID required to prevent resending. This also doubles as the chat ID.
g_a bytes A = g ^ a mod p, see Wikipedia

Result

EncryptedChat

Possible errors

Code Type Description
400 DH_G_A_INVALID g_a invalid.
400 INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED The specified user was deleted.
400 USER_ID_INVALID The provided user ID is invalid.