# messages.deleteHistory

Deletes communication history.

## Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Javascript" %}

```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.deleteHistory({
        justClear: true,
        revoke: true,
        peer: new Api.InputPeer({...}),
        maxId: 6598494,
        }));
    console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="TypeScript" %}

```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.messages.deleteHistory({
        justClear: true,
        revoke: true,
        peer: new Api.InputPeer({...}),
        maxId: 6598494,
        }));
    console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## TL schema

```
messages.affectedHistory#b45c69d1 pts:int pts_count:int offset:int = messages.AffectedHistory;
---functions---
messages.deleteHistory#1c015b09 flags:# just_clear:flags.0?true revoke:flags.1?true peer:InputPeer max_id:int = messages.AffectedHistory;
```

## Parameters

|       Name      | Type                                                                                                                              | Description                                                                                             |
| :-------------: | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|    **flags**    | [#](https://core.telegram.org/type/%23)                                                                                           | Flags, see [TL conditional fields](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields) |
| **just\_clear** | [flags](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields).0?[true](https://core.telegram.org/constructor/true) | Just clear history for the current user, without actually removing messages for every chat user         |
|    **revoke**   | [flags](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields).1?[true](https://core.telegram.org/constructor/true) | Whether to delete the message history for all chat participants                                         |
|     **peer**    | [InputPeer](https://core.telegram.org/type/InputPeer)                                                                             | User or chat, communication history of which will be deleted                                            |
|   **max\_id**   | [int](https://core.telegram.org/type/int)                                                                                         | Maximum ID of message to delete                                                                         |

## Result

[messages.AffectedHistory](https://core.telegram.org/type/messages.AffectedHistory)

## Possible errors

| Code | Type                 | Description                        |
| :--: | -------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
|  400 | CHAT\_ID\_INVALID    | The provided chat id is invalid    |
|  400 | MESSAGE\_ID\_INVALID | The provided message id is invalid |
|  400 | MSG\_ID\_INVALID     | Invalid message ID provided        |
|  400 | PEER\_ID\_INVALID    | The provided peer id is invalid    |

## Can bots use this methd ?

### yes

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