--- title: messages.sendMedia description: messages.sendMedia parameters, return type and example --- ## Method: messages.sendMedia [Back to methods index](index.md) ### Parameters: | Name | Type | Required | |----------|---------------|----------| |peer|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](../types/InputPeer.md) | Optional| |reply\_to\_msg\_id|[CLICK ME int](../types/int.md) | Optional| |media|[MessageMedia, Update, Message or InputMedia](../types/InputMedia.md) | Optional| ### Return type: [Updates](../types/Updates.md) ### Can bots use this method: **YES** ### Errors this method can return: | Error | Description | |----------|---------------| |CHANNEL_INVALID|The provided channel is invalid| |CHANNEL_PRIVATE|You haven't joined this channel/supergroup| |CHAT_ADMIN_REQUIRED|You must be an admin in this chat to do this| |EXTERNAL_URL_INVALID|External URL invalid| |FILE_PART_LENGTH_INVALID|The length of a file part is invalid| |FILE_PARTS_INVALID|The number of file parts is invalid| |INPUT_USER_DEACTIVATED|The specified user was deleted| |MEDIA_CAPTION_TOO_LONG|The caption is too long| |MEDIA_EMPTY|The provided media object is invalid| |PEER_ID_INVALID|The provided peer id is invalid| |PHOTO_EXT_INVALID|The extension of the photo is invalid| |PHOTO_INVALID_DIMENSIONS|The photo dimensions are invalid| |USER_BANNED_IN_CHANNEL|You're banned from sending messages in supergroups/channels| |USER_IS_BLOCKED|User is blocked| |USER_IS_BOT|Bots can't send messages to other bots| |WEBPAGE_CURL_FAILED|Failure while fetching the webpage with cURL| |WEBPAGE_MEDIA_EMPTY|Webpage media empty| |RANDOM_ID_DUPLICATE|You provided a random ID that was already used| |STORAGE_CHECK_FAILED|Server storage check failed| |CHAT_SEND_MEDIA_FORBIDDEN|You can't send media in this chat| |CHAT_WRITE_FORBIDDEN|You can't write in this chat| |Timeout|A timeout occurred while fetching data from the bot| ### MadelineProto Example: ``` if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) { copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php'); } include 'madeline.php'; // !!! This API id/API hash combination will not work !!! // !!! You must get your own @ my.telegram.org !!! $api_id = 0; $api_hash = ''; $MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline', ['app_info' => ['api_id' => $api_id, 'api_hash' => $api_hash]]); $MadelineProto->start(); $Updates = $MadelineProto->messages->sendMedia(['peer' => InputPeer, 'reply_to_msg_id' => int, 'media' => InputMedia, ]); ``` ### [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz) example (NOT FOR MadelineProto): ### As a bot: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline` Parameters: * method - messages.sendMedia * params - `{"peer": InputPeer, "reply_to_msg_id": int, "media": InputMedia, }` ### As a user: POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/messages.sendMedia` Parameters: peer - Json encoded InputPeer reply_to_msg_id - Json encoded int media - Json encoded InputMedia Or, if you're into Lua: ``` Updates = messages.sendMedia({peer=InputPeer, reply_to_msg_id=int, media=InputMedia, }) ```