--- title: migrateGroupChatToChannelChat description: Creates new channel supergroup chat from existing group chat and send corresponding messageChatMigrateTo and messageChatMigrateFrom. Deactivates group --- ## Method: migrateGroupChatToChannelChat [Back to methods index](index.md) YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO Creates new channel supergroup chat from existing group chat and send corresponding messageChatMigrateTo and messageChatMigrateFrom. Deactivates group ### Parameters: | Name | Type | Required | Description | |----------|---------------|----------|-------------| |chat\_id|[CLICK ME int53](../types/int53.md) | Yes|Group chat identifier| ### Return type: [Chat](../types/Chat.md)