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# messages.sendEncryptedFile

Sends a message with a file attachment to a secret chat

## 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.sendEncryptedFile({
        silent: true,
        peer: new Api.InputEncryptedChat({...}),
        randomId: 5730016,
        data: Buffer.from('some bytes here'),
        file: new Api.InputEncryptedFile({...}),
        }));
    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.SentEncryptedMessage = await client.invoke(new Api.messages.sendEncryptedFile({
        silent: true,
        peer: new Api.InputEncryptedChat({...}),
        randomId: 5730016,
        data: Buffer.from('some bytes here'),
        file: new Api.InputEncryptedFile({...}),
        }));
    console.log(result); // prints the result
})();
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## TL schema

```
messages.sentEncryptedMessage#560f8935 date:int = messages.SentEncryptedMessage;
messages.sentEncryptedFile#9493ff32 date:int file:EncryptedFile = messages.SentEncryptedMessage;
---functions---
messages.sendEncryptedFile#5559481d flags:# silent:flags.0?true peer:InputEncryptedChat random_id:long data:bytes file:InputEncryptedFile = messages.SentEncryptedMessage;
```

## 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)                                                 |
|   **silent**   | [flags](https://core.telegram.org/mtproto/TL-combinators#conditional-fields).0?[true](https://core.telegram.org/constructor/true) | Whether to send the file without triggering a notification                                                                                              |
|    **peer**    | [InputEncryptedChat](https://core.telegram.org/type/InputEncryptedChat)                                                           | Secret chat ID                                                                                                                                          |
| **random\_id** | [long](https://core.telegram.org/type/long)                                                                                       | Unique client message ID necessary to prevent message resending                                                                                         |
|    **data**    | [bytes](https://core.telegram.org/type/bytes)                                                                                     | TL-serialization of [DecryptedMessage](https://core.telegram.org/type/DecryptedMessage) type, encrypted with a key generated during chat initialization |
|    **file**    | [InputEncryptedFile](https://core.telegram.org/type/InputEncryptedFile)                                                           | File attachment for the secret chat                                                                                                                     |

## Result

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

## Possible errors

| Code | Type                   | Description                      |
| :--: | ---------------------- | -------------------------------- |
|  400 | DATA\_TOO\_LONG        | Data too long                    |
|  400 | ENCRYPTION\_DECLINED   | The secret chat was declined     |
|  400 | MD5\_CHECKSUM\_INVALID | The MD5 checksums do not match   |
|  400 | MSG\_WAIT\_FAILED      | A waiting call returned an error |

## Can bots use this methd ?

### yes

## Related pages

### [DecryptedMessage](https://core.telegram.org/type/DecryptedMessage)

Object describes the contents of an encrypted message.