MadelineProto/docs/TD_docs/methods/viewMessages.md

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viewMessages	Messages are viewed by the user. Many useful activities depends on message being viewed. For example, marking messages as read, incrementing of view counter, updating of view counter, removing of deleted messages in channels

Method: viewMessages

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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO

Messages are viewed by the user. Many useful activities depends on message being viewed. For example, marking messages as read, incrementing of view counter, updating of view counter, removing of deleted messages in channels

Params:

Name	Type	Required	Description
chat_id	InputPeer	Yes	Chat identifier
message_ids	Array of long	Yes	Identifiers of viewed messages

Return type: Ok

Example:

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $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->viewMessages(['chat_id' => InputPeer, 'message_ids' => [long], ]);

Or, if you're using PWRTelegram:

As a bot:

POST/GET to https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline

Parameters:

• method - viewMessages
• params - {"chat_id": InputPeer, "message_ids": [long], }

As a user:

POST/GET to https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/viewMessages

Parameters:

chat_id - Json encoded InputPeer
message_ids - Json encoded  array of long

Or, if you're into Lua:

Ok = viewMessages({chat_id=InputPeer, message_ids={long}, })