Start a conversation with a bot using a deep linking parameter
updatesTooLong#e317af7e = Updates;
updateShortMessage#914fbf11 flags:# out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true id:int user_id:int message:string pts:int pts_count:int date:int fwd_from:flags.2?MessageFwdHeader via_bot_id:flags.11?int reply_to_msg_id:flags.3?int entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> = Updates;
updateShortChatMessage#16812688 flags:# out:flags.1?true mentioned:flags.4?true media_unread:flags.5?true silent:flags.13?true id:int from_id:int chat_id:int message:string pts:int pts_count:int date:int fwd_from:flags.2?MessageFwdHeader via_bot_id:flags.11?int reply_to_msg_id:flags.3?int entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> = Updates;
updateShort#78d4dec1 update:Update date:int = Updates;
updatesCombined#725b04c3 updates:Vector<Update> users:Vector<User> chats:Vector<Chat> date:int seq_start:int seq:int = Updates;
updates#74ae4240 updates:Vector<Update> users:Vector<User> chats:Vector<Chat> date:int seq:int = Updates;
updateShortSentMessage#11f1331c flags:# out:flags.1?true id:int pts:int pts_count:int date:int media:flags.9?MessageMedia entities:flags.7?Vector<MessageEntity> = Updates;
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messages.startBot#e6df7378 bot:InputUser peer:InputPeer random_id:long start_param:string = Updates;| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bot | InputUser | The bot |
| peer | InputPeer | The chat where to start the bot, can be the bot's private chat or a group |
| random_id | long | Random ID to avoid resending the same message |
| start_param | string | Deep linking parameter |
| Code | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | BOT_INVALID | This is not a valid bot. |
| 400 | CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED | You must be an admin in this chat to do this. |
| 403 | CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN | You can't write in this chat. |
| 400 | INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED | The specified user was deleted. |
| 400 | MSG_ID_INVALID | Invalid message ID provided. |
| 400 | PEER_ID_INVALID | The provided peer id is invalid. |
| 500 | RANDOM_ID_DUPLICATE | You provided a random ID that was already used. |
| 400 | START_PARAM_EMPTY | The start parameter is empty. |
| 400 | START_PARAM_INVALID | Start parameter invalid. |
| 400 | START_PARAM_TOO_LONG | Start parameter is too long. |
Telegram clients must handle special tg:// and t.me deep links encountered in messages, link entities and in other apps by registering OS handlers.