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

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channels.convertToGigagroup	Convert a [supergroup](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel) to a [gigagroup](https://core.telegram.org/api/channel), when requested by [channel suggestions](https://core.telegram.org/api/config#channel-suggestions).	Telegram RPC API	Methods	https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png	/API_docs/methods/channels_convertToGigagroup.html

Method: channels.convertToGigagroup

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Convert a supergroup to a gigagroup, when requested by channel suggestions.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Required
channel	Username, chat ID, Update, Message or InputChannel	The supergroup to convert	Optional

Return type: Updates

Can bots use this method: NO

MadelineProto Example (now async for huge speed and parallelism!):

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();

$Updates = $MadelineProto->channels->convertToGigagroup(channel: $InputChannel, );