messages.setTyping

Sends a current user typing event (see SendMessageAction for all event types) to a conversation partner or group.

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.messages.setTyping({
        peer: new Api.InputPeer({...}),
        topMsgId: 6046220,
        action: new Api.SendMessageAction({...}),
        }));
    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.Bool = await client.invoke(new Api.messages.setTyping({
        peer: new Api.InputPeer({...}),
        topMsgId: 6046220,
        action: new Api.SendMessageAction({...}),
        }));
    console.log(result); // prints the result
})();

TL schema

boolFalse#bc799737 = Bool;
boolTrue#997275b5 = Bool;
---functions---
messages.setTyping#58943ee2 flags:# peer:InputPeer top_msg_id:flags.0?int action:SendMessageAction = Bool;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
flags	#	Flags, see TL conditional fields
peer	InputPeer	Target user or group
top_msg_id	flags.0?int	Thread ID
action	SendMessageAction	Type of action

Parameter added in Layer 17.|

Result

Bool

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
400	CHAT_ID_INVALID	The provided chat id is invalid
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
400	USER_BANNED_IN_CHANNEL	You're banned from sending messages in supergroups/channels
400	USER_IS_BLOCKED	You were blocked by this user
400	USER_IS_BOT	Bots can't send messages to other bots

Can bots use this methd ?

yes

Related pages

Threads

Telegram allows commenting on a channel post or on a generic supergroup message, thanks to message threads.

Layers

Below you will find information on scheme changes. For more details on the use of layers, see Invoking API methods.

SendMessageAction

User actions. Use this to provide users with detailed info about their chat partners' actions: typing or sending attachments of all kinds.