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title: messages.startBot
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description: messages.startBot parameters, return type and example
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---
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## Method: messages.startBot
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[Back to methods index](index.md)
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### Parameters:
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| Name | Type | Required |
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|----------|---------------|----------|
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|bot|[InputUser](../types/InputUser.md) | Yes|
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|peer|[InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Yes|
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|start\_param|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|
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### Return type: [Updates](../types/Updates.md)
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2017-08-28 12:44:50 +02:00
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### Can bots use this method: **NO**
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### Errors this method can return:
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| Error | Description |
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|----------|---------------|
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|PEER_ID_INVALID|The provided peer id is invalid||START_PARAM_EMPTY|The start parameter is empty||START_PARAM_INVALID|Start parameter invalid|
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2017-08-21 18:22:02 +02:00
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### Example:
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```
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$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
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if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
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$sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
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echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
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$code = '';
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for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
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$code .= fgetc(STDIN);
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}
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$MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
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}
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$Updates = $MadelineProto->messages->startBot(['bot' => InputUser, 'peer' => InputPeer, 'start_param' => 'string', ]);
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```
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Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):
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### As a user:
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POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/messages.startBot`
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Parameters:
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bot - Json encoded InputUser
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peer - Json encoded InputPeer
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start_param - Json encoded string
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Or, if you're into Lua:
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```
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Updates = messages.startBot({bot=InputUser, peer=InputPeer, start_param='string', })
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```
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