channels.deleteUserHistory

Delete all messages sent by a certain user in a supergroup

Example

Javascript

const {Api, TelegramClient} = require('telegram');
const {StringSession} = require('telegram/sessions');

const session = new StringSession('');
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});

(async function run() {
    const result = await client.invoke(new Api.channels.deleteUserHistory({
        channel: new Api.InputChannel({...}),
        userId: new Api.InputUser({...}),
        }));
    console.log(result); // prints the result
})();

TypeScript

import {Api, TelegramClient} from 'telegram';
import {StringSession} from 'telegram/sessions';

const session = new StringSession('');
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});

(async function run() {
    const result: Api.messages.AffectedHistory = await client.invoke(new Api.channels.deleteUserHistory({
        channel: new Api.InputChannel({...}),
        userId: new Api.InputUser({...}),
        }));
    console.log(result); // prints the result
})();

TL schema

messages.affectedHistory#b45c69d1 pts:int pts_count:int offset:int = messages.AffectedHistory;
---functions---
channels.deleteUserHistory#d10dd71b channel:InputChannel user_id:InputUser = messages.AffectedHistory;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
channel	InputChannel	Supergroup
user_id	InputUser	User whose messages should be deleted

Result

messages.AffectedHistory

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_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	MSG_ID_INVALID	Invalid message ID provided
400	USER_ID_INVALID	The provided user ID is invalid

Can bots use this methd ?

yes

Related pages

Channels

How to handle channels, supergroups, groups, and what's the difference between them.