messages.startBot

messages.startBot

No description provided by the pinned schema.

Signature

messages.startBot#e6df7378 bot:InputUser peer:InputPeer random_id:long start_param:string = Updates;

Result type

Updates

Parameters

Name	Type	Flag	Default	Description
bot	InputUser	—	—	No description provided by the pinned schema.
peer	InputPeer	—	—	No description provided by the pinned schema.
random_id	long	—	—	No description provided by the pinned schema.
start_param	string	—	—	No description provided by the pinned schema.

Python binding

from miniproto.raw.functions import MessagesStartBot

Public access: miniproto.raw.functions.MessagesStartBot.

Safe usage shape

from miniproto.raw.functions import MessagesStartBot

# Naming the raw request class is local only; it performs no I/O or network request.
request_type = MessagesStartBot

Result family

Updates

RPC errors

Code	Error	Description
400	BOT_INVALID	This is not a valid bot.
400	BUSINESS_CONNECTION_NOT_ALLOWED	This method was invoked over a business connection using invokeWithBusinessConnection, but either (1) we’re a user, and users cannot invoke methods over a business connection; (2) we’re a bot, but business mode was disabled in @botfather or (3); we’re a bot, but this method cannot be invoked over a business connection.
400	CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED	You must be an admin in this chat to do this.
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.
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.
401	AUTH_KEY_UNREGISTERED	The specified authorization key is not registered in the system (for example, a PFS temporary key has expired).
403	CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN	You can’t write in this chat.
500	RANDOM_ID_DUPLICATE	You provided a random ID that was already used.

Accepted types

InputPeer, InputUser Known selected constructors: inputPeerChannel, inputPeerChannelFromMessage, inputPeerChat, inputPeerEmpty, inputPeerSelf, inputPeerUser, inputPeerUserFromMessage, inputUser, inputUserEmpty, inputUserFromMessage, inputUserSelf

Returned types

Updates Known selected constructors: updateShort, updateShortChatMessage, updateShortMessage, updateShortSentMessage, updates, updatesCombined, updatesTooLong

Related methods

account.confirmBotConnection, account.disablePeerConnectedBot, account.getBotBusinessConnection, account.getNotifyExceptions, account.getPaidMessagesRevenue, account.reportPeer, account.reportProfilePhoto, account.saveAutoSaveSettings, account.toggleConnectedBotPaused, account.toggleNoPaidMessagesException, account.toggleWebBrowserSettingsException, account.updateConnectedBot, bots.addPreviewMedia, bots.allowSendMessage, bots.canSendMessage, bots.checkDownloadFileParams, bots.createBot, bots.deletePreviewMedia, bots.editAccessSettings, bots.editPreviewMedia, bots.exportBotToken, bots.getAccessSettings, bots.getBotInfo, bots.getBotMenuButton, bots.getBotRecommendations, bots.getPreviewInfo, bots.getPreviewMedias, bots.getRequestedWebViewButton, bots.invokeWebViewCustomMethod, bots.reorderPreviewMedias, bots.reorderUsernames, bots.requestWebViewButton, bots.setBotInfo, bots.setBotMenuButton, bots.setCustomVerification, bots.toggleUserEmojiStatusPermission, bots.toggleUsername, bots.updateStarRefProgram, bots.updateUserEmojiStatus, channels.convertToGigagroup, channels.createChannel, channels.deleteChannel, channels.deleteHistory, channels.deleteParticipantHistory, channels.editAdmin, channels.editBanned, channels.editPhoto, channels.editTitle, channels.getAdminLog, channels.getParticipant, channels.getSendAs, channels.inviteToChannel, channels.leaveChannel, channels.reportSpam, channels.restrictSponsoredMessages, channels.searchPosts, channels.setBoostsToUnblockRestrictions, channels.toggleAntiSpam, channels.toggleAutotranslation, channels.toggleForum, channels.toggleJoinRequest, channels.toggleJoinToSend, channels.toggleParticipantsHidden, channels.togglePreHistoryHidden, channels.toggleSignatures, channels.toggleSlowMode, channels.toggleViewForumAsMessages, channels.updateColor, channels.updateEmojiStatus, channels.updatePaidMessagesPrice, chatlists.editExportedInvite, chatlists.exportChatlistInvite, chatlists.joinChatlistInvite, chatlists.joinChatlistUpdates, chatlists.leaveChatlist, communities.create, communities.getParticipantJoinedChats, communities.toggleCommunityCollapsedInDialogs, communities.toggleParticipantBanned, communities.togglePeerLink, communities.togglePeerLinkRequestApproval, contacts.acceptContact, contacts.addContact, contacts.block, contacts.blockFromReplies, contacts.deleteContacts, contacts.getLocated, contacts.resetTopPeerRating, contacts.setBlocked, contacts.unblock, contacts.updateContactNote, ephemeral.deleteMessage, ephemeral.editMessage, ephemeral.getCallbackAnswer, ephemeral.reportMessage, ephemeral.sendMessage, folders.editPeerFolders, help.dismissSuggestion, help.editUserInfo, help.getUserInfo, help.hidePromoData, messages.acceptUrlAuth, messages.addChatUser, messages.addPollAnswer, messages.appendTodoList, messages.checkHistoryImportPeer, messages.createChat, messages.createForumTopic, messages.deleteChatUser, messages.deleteExportedChatInvite, messages.deleteFactCheck, messages.deleteHistory, messages.deleteParticipantReaction, messages.deleteParticipantReactions, messages.deletePollAnswer, messages.deleteQuickReplyMessages, messages.deleteRevokedExportedChatInvites, messages.deleteSavedHistory, messages.deleteScheduledMessages, messages.deleteTopicHistory, messages.editChatAbout, messages.editChatAdmin, messages.editChatCreator, messages.editChatDefaultBannedRights, messages.editChatParticipantRank, messages.editChatPhoto, messages.editChatTitle, messages.editExportedChatInvite, messages.editFactCheck, messages.editForumTopic, messages.editMessage, messages.exportChatInvite, messages.forwardMessages, messages.getAdminsWithInvites, messages.getAllDrafts, messages.getAttachMenuBot, messages.getBotCallbackAnswer, messages.getChatInviteImporters, messages.getCommonChats, messages.getDialogUnreadMarks, messages.getDialogs, messages.getDiscussionMessage, messages.getExportedChatInvite, messages.getExportedChatInvites, messages.getExtendedMedia, messages.getFactCheck, messages.getForumTopics, messages.getForumTopicsByID, messages.getFutureChatCreatorAfterLeave, messages.getGameHighScores, messages.getHistory, messages.getInlineBotResults, messages.getInlineGameHighScores, messages.getMessageEditData, messages.getMessageReactionsList, messages.getMessageReadParticipants, messages.getMessagesReactions, messages.getMessagesViews, messages.getOnlines, messages.getOutboxReadDate, messages.getPaidReactionPrivacy, messages.getPeerSettings, messages.getPersonalChannelHistory, messages.getPollResults, messages.getPollVotes, messages.getPreparedInlineMessage, messages.getRecentLocations, messages.getReplies, messages.getRichMessage, messages.getSavedDialogs, messages.getSavedDialogsByID, messages.getSavedHistory, messages.getSavedReactionTags, messages.getScheduledHistory, messages.getScheduledMessages, messages.getSearchCounters, messages.getSearchResultsCalendar, messages.getSearchResultsPositions, messages.getSponsoredMessages, messages.getUnreadMentions, messages.getUnreadPollVotes, messages.getUnreadReactions, messages.hideAllChatJoinRequests, messages.hideChatJoinRequest, messages.hidePeerSettingsBar, messages.initHistoryImport, messages.markDialogUnread, messages.migrateChat, messages.prolongWebView, messages.rateTranscribedAudio, messages.readDiscussion, messages.readHistory, messages.readMentions, messages.readPollVotes, messages.readReactions, messages.readSavedHistory, messages.reorderPinnedForumTopics, messages.report, messages.reportMessagesDelivery, messages.reportReaction, messages.reportReadMetrics, messages.reportSpam, messages.requestAppWebView, messages.requestEncryption, messages.requestMainWebView, messages.requestSimpleWebView, messages.requestUrlAuth, messages.requestWebView, messages.saveDefaultSendAs, messages.saveDraft, messages.savePreparedInlineMessage, messages.search, messages.searchGlobal, messages.sendBotRequestedPeer, messages.sendInlineBotResult, messages.sendMedia, messages.sendMessage, messages.sendMultiMedia, messages.sendPaidReaction, messages.sendQuickReplyMessages, messages.sendReaction, messages.sendScheduledMessages, messages.sendScreenshotNotification, messages.sendVote, messages.sendWebViewData, messages.setChatAvailableReactions, messages.setChatTheme, messages.setChatWallPaper, messages.setGameScore, messages.setHistoryTTL, messages.setInlineGameScore, messages.setTyping, messages.startHistoryImport, messages.summarizeText, messages.toggleBotInAttachMenu, messages.toggleNoForwards, messages.togglePaidReactionPrivacy, messages.togglePeerTranslations, messages.toggleSuggestedPostApproval, messages.toggleTodoCompleted, messages.transcribeAudio, messages.translateRichMessage, messages.translateText, messages.unpinAllMessages, messages.updatePinnedForumTopic, messages.updatePinnedMessage, messages.uploadImportedMedia, messages.uploadMedia, payments.applyGiftCode, payments.assignAppStoreTransaction, payments.assignPlayMarketTransaction, payments.botCancelStarsSubscription, payments.changeStarsSubscription, payments.connectStarRefBot, payments.craftStarGift, payments.createStarGiftCollection, payments.deleteStarGiftCollection, payments.editConnectedStarRefBot, payments.fulfillStarsSubscription, payments.getConnectedStarRefBot, payments.getConnectedStarRefBots, payments.getGiveawayInfo, payments.getPaymentReceipt, payments.getPremiumGiftCodeOptions, payments.getSavedStarGifts, payments.getStarGiftCollections, payments.getStarsGiftOptions, payments.getStarsRevenueAdsAccountUrl, payments.getStarsRevenueStats, payments.getStarsRevenueWithdrawalUrl, payments.getStarsStatus, payments.getStarsSubscriptions, payments.getStarsTransactions, payments.getStarsTransactionsByID, payments.getSuggestedStarRefBots, payments.launchPrepaidGiveaway, payments.refundStarsCharge, payments.reorderStarGiftCollections, payments.resolveStarGiftOffer, payments.sendStarGiftOffer, payments.toggleChatStarGiftNotifications, payments.toggleStarGiftsPinnedToTop, payments.transferStarGift, payments.updateStarGiftCollection, payments.updateStarGiftPrice, payments.upgradeStarGift, phone.createConferenceCall, phone.createGroupCall, phone.declineConferenceCallInvite, phone.deleteConferenceCallParticipants, phone.deleteGroupCallMessages, phone.deleteGroupCallParticipantMessages, phone.discardCall, phone.discardGroupCall, phone.editGroupCallParticipant, phone.editGroupCallTitle, phone.getGroupCallChainBlocks, phone.getGroupCallJoinAs, phone.getGroupCallStreamRtmpUrl, phone.getGroupParticipants, phone.inviteConferenceCallParticipant, phone.inviteToGroupCall, phone.joinGroupCall, phone.joinGroupCallPresentation, phone.leaveGroupCall, phone.leaveGroupCallPresentation, phone.requestCall, phone.saveDefaultGroupCallJoinAs, phone.saveDefaultSendAs, phone.sendConferenceCallBroadcast, phone.sendGroupCallMessage, phone.setCallRating, phone.startScheduledGroupCall, phone.toggleGroupCallRecord, phone.toggleGroupCallSettings, phone.toggleGroupCallStartSubscription, photos.getUserPhotos, photos.updateProfilePhoto, photos.uploadContactProfilePhoto, photos.uploadProfilePhoto, premium.applyBoost, premium.getBoostsList, premium.getBoostsStatus, premium.getUserBoosts, stats.getPollStats, stats.getStoryPublicForwards, stats.getStoryStats, stickers.createStickerSet, stories.activateStealthMode, stories.canSendStory, stories.createAlbum, stories.deleteAlbum, stories.deleteStories, stories.editStory, stories.exportStoryLink, stories.getAlbumStories, stories.getAlbums, stories.getAllReadPeerStories, stories.getPeerMaxIDs, stories.getPeerStories, stories.getPinnedStories, stories.getStoriesArchive, stories.getStoriesByID, stories.getStoriesViews, stories.getStoryReactionsList, stories.getStoryViewsList, stories.incrementStoryViews, stories.readStories, stories.reorderAlbums, stories.report, stories.searchPosts, stories.sendReaction, stories.sendStory, stories.startLive, stories.togglePeerStoriesHidden, stories.togglePinned, stories.togglePinnedToTop, stories.updateAlbum, users.getFullUser, users.getRequirementsToContact, users.getSavedMusic, users.getSavedMusicByID, users.getUsers, users.setSecureValueErrors, users.suggestBirthday

Availability evidence

• user only

Provenance

• layer: 228
• structural source: tdlib
• canonical schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tdlib/td/refs/heads/master/td/generate/scheme/telegram_api.tl
• prose merge precedence: TDLib → Telegram Desktop → Core JSON
• source note: Canonical structure is the pinned TDLib telegram_api.tl; Layer 228 comes only from the matching Telegram Desktop end-of-file marker; core.telegram.org inputs enrich documentation and RPC error metadata without overriding structure.

Source-diff notes

• tdlib_vs_core: changed_count=68; core_only_count=1; overlap_count=2302; tdlib_only_count=158
• tdlib_vs_tdesktop: changed_count=0; overlap_count=2448; tdesktop_only=null; tdlib_only=accessPointRule, ephemeral.editMessage, help.configSimple, inputPeerPhotoFileLocationLegacy, inputStickerSetThumbLegacy, invokeWithApnsSecretPrefix, invokeWithBusinessConnectionPrefix, invokeWithGooglePlayIntegrityPrefix, invokeWithReCaptchaPrefix, ipPort, ipPortSecret, updateEphemeralBotCallbackQuery