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---
title: deleteChannel
description: Deletes channel along with all messages in corresponding chat. Releases channel username and removes all members. Needs creator privileges in the channel. Channels with more than 1000 members can't be deleted
---
## Method: deleteChannel
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO
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Deletes channel along with all messages in corresponding chat. Releases channel username and removes all members. Needs creator privileges in the channel. Channels with more than 1000 members can't be deleted
### Params:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|:-------------:|:--------:|------------:|
|channel\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Identifier of the channel|
### Return type: [Ok](../types/Ok.md)
### Example:
```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
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if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
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$MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
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}
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if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
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$sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
$code = '';
for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
$code .= fgetc(STDIN);
}
$MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}
$Ok = $MadelineProto->deleteChannel(['channel_id' => int, ]);
```
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Or, if you're using [PWRTelegram ](https://pwrtelegram.xyz ):
### As a bot:
POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline`
Parameters:
* method - deleteChannel
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* params - {"channel_id": int, }
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### As a user:
POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/deleteChannel`
Parameters:
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```
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channel_id - Json encoded int
```
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Or, if you're into Lua:
```
Ok = deleteChannel({channel_id=int, })
```