MadelineProtoDocs/docs/API_docs/methods/channels.deleteParticipantHistory.md

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title: "channels.deleteParticipantHistory"
description: "Delete all messages sent by a specific participant of a given supergroup"
grand_parent: "Telegram RPC API"
parent: "Methods"
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
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# Method: channels.deleteParticipantHistory
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Delete all messages sent by a specific participant of a given supergroup

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|channel|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel](/API_docs/types/InputChannel.html) | Supergroup | Optional|
|participant|[Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputPeer](/API_docs/types/InputPeer.html) | The participant whose messages should be deleted | Optional|


### Return type: [messages.AffectedHistory](/API_docs/types/messages.AffectedHistory.html)

### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$messages_AffectedHistory = $MadelineProto->channels->deleteParticipantHistory(channel: $InputChannel, participant: $InputPeer, );
```